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Should private firms reimburse the NHS if they exceed a 5% profit on contracts?

Ed Miliband launched Labour’s election campaign with a promise to cap the amount of profit a private contractor can make from NHS contracts. Under the proposal private firms would be limited to profit margins of 5% on all contracts above £500,000. Proponents argue that the plan will stop the NHS’s "drive to privatisation." Opponents argue that limiting private contractor’s profits will make it harder for the NHS to keep up with rising demand for care.

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84%
Yes
16%
No
70%
Yes
16%
No
14%
Yes, but I would rather eliminate any privatisation of the NHS

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 @93GJ3ZCanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and private firms should not exceed any more than 20%

 @BDQG7GSanswered…1mo1MO

Needs better contract management

 @979XN3F from New York  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, and private firms should not exceed any more than 50%

 @BCSHB4Hanswered…2mos2MO

Yes but unsure on the exact figure

 @B6KNRDRanswered…10mos10MO

Private firms should be responsible for the upkeep of their own assets under the oversight of the government.

 @B6G9PNHanswered…11mos11MO

No, but the profit should not exceed the market standard rate for the product / service, and should not exceed their own average profit margin.

 @9QMMD3Panswered…2yrs2Y

Yes but raise profit margins more in line with other supply chain opportunities. 5% seems to restrictive

 @9QHF7BWanswered…2yrs2Y

NHS needs to be overhauled, it is broken and demand outweighs need. The bureaucracy structure is a heavy weight.

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