H5
H5 or H5 Private Hospitals Alliance is a UK based lobby group representing the five largest private hospital groups in the UK. It was launched in September 2010, coinciding with the government's NHS White Paper, Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS.[1]
Membership
H5's members account for 80% of the country’s private hospitals and 85% of all private hospital beds.[2] It’s members are:
Lobbying Links
H5's media work is handled by Mihir Magudia of lobbying firm Westminster Advisers.[3] Prior to joining Westminster Advisers in 2007, Magudia was a researcher and speechwriter for the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet.[4] He stood as a Lib Dem councillor in Islington in the 2010 council elections.[5]
Westminster Advisers MD, Dominic Church wrote in a blog entitled 'A new dawn for privatisation' in August 2010:
- "The news that the Department of Health is seeking private investment in NHS Professionals is the beginning of the beginning for public service outsourcing on a massive scale... This is a big opportunity for private companies and investors who can spot the opportunities in government markets, develop offers that fit with ministerial priorities, and start a dialogue with the right officials through government relations."[6]
Resources
Publications
References
- ↑ H5,About Us, Organisation, accessed 18 October 2010.
- ↑ H5,About Us, Organisation, accessed 18 October 2010.
- ↑ H5, Media, accessed 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Mihir Magudia, Westminster Advisers, People, accessed 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Results, Islington Tribune, May 10, 2010
- ↑ Dominic Church, Westminster Advisers, blogs, A new dawn for privatisation, accessed 18 October 2010.
