Unwelcome advances - The Guardian 28th November 2007

The sidelining of independent sector treatment centres signals bad news for the nation's healthcare With well over a thousand members, Circle is the largest commercial partnership of doctors in England. By making frontline professionals responsible both for the delivery and management of healthcare, it aims to introduce the best clinical practices and the highest service standards for all patients, whether privately or publicly funded. To this end, it owns two operational independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs), with another due to open next month and several more in the pipeline. Its managing director, Ali Parsa, has managed to leverage a rumoured £1bn in City money for Circle's ventures.

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