- Teetering on the brink of financial collapse, seeking an orderly wind-down to avert administration.
- Axing 3,000 jobs.
- 164 (28%) of its care homes in England breached CQC standards, that is, impositions imposed for " non-routine conditions."
- Ready to relinquish control of more than 250 homes to landlords.
- Cannot meet its £230m yearly rent bill.
- Rival operators (Bupa, Four Seasons & Bondcare) are ready to (cherry) pick off the most profitable outlets.
Dave and NHS Reforms
- "Our changes will secure fair competition – not cherry picking … …"
Business and Profit
- Every business operates to make a profit.
- A business might have other goals but if they do not make a profit they will have to close.
- A business operating in a NHS market must cherry pick to make a profit otherwise it will have to close.
The last bullet point is rather simplified and does not take into account as to whether a business is a small local company or a large national or multi-national, nevertheless whether a business is large or small it will cherry pick - it would be foolish not to.
Anna :o]
2 comments:
The above explains well why trying to provide care on the basis of the profit motive is likely not to work very well.
There are other charity/altruistic/user run 'third sector' models that work but they seem to be denigrated because they don't make a profit (even though they don't want to). I've been a Trustee of one doing a good quality job but it is gradually being pushed into 'being a business' partly by social pressure.
It seems not enough these days to do something good because it's good - it has to be profitable as well - why?
Hi Ned
I can't give an answer to your question my friend as I don't know, yet fully agree with you.
The third sector provides welcome and needed input in areas of health - although some are government quangos, agencies disguised as charities. Perhaps all that are truly altruistic are being pushed out, ignored as they do not follow government ideologies?
Anna :o]
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