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https://goodlawproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Private-Hospitals-Blog-02.11.21.jpg1500750Documents released by NHS England after a long-running FOI battle with Good Law Project reveal that eight private sector providers were paid an eye-watering £1.69 billion by NHS England during the pandemic. NHS England released the spend data covering April 2020 to March 2021, following an intervention from the ICO earlier this month. The eight firms […]