The NHS is looking to outsource cancer care to private health firms, this would be the largest health service outsourcing plan worth over £1.2bn. A number of private healthcare providers have already expressed interest in a £689m contract in the Staffordshire area which would last 10 years, there is also a spate £535m contract to provide end of life care. There is concern however that outsourcing cancer care will result in job losses within the NHS trusts.

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