NHS Spends Record £241m Outsourcing Scan Analysis to Private Firms The National Health Service (NHS) faces a perfect storm of understaffing and rising demand for diagnostic scans, forcing hospitals to outsource analysis to private firms at an alarming rate.
The latest figures reveal that £241 million was spent on outsourcing scan interpretation last year alone, more than double the amount from just five years ago.
The irony is stark: while the NHS struggles to recruit radiologists, it relies on a patchwork of private companies to keep up with demand.