As the pandemic took hold, the unprecedented partnership announced in March between the NHS and private hospitals allowed vital cancer care and operations to continue. It also saved Spire Healthcare from disaster.
With much routine surgery put on hold, the private hospitals group, which runs 39 sites across the UK, could have gone out of business. Under the deal, the NHS covered Spire’s costs, such as wages and rents, while Spire treated NHS patients. Two of its hospitals were turned over to Covid care.
The deal is expected to carry on until at least the end of this year. But what does the future hold when it ends?
Before Covid-19, Spire was showing signs of recovery after a few torrid years. It is the UK’s