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NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms
The NHS is spending a record £241 million outsourcing CT and MRI scan analysis to private firms due to staffing shortages and hospital capacity issues. Radiologists criticize the 'ballooning' costs as a result of systemic failures to train enough doctors, leading to reliance on lower-quality private reports.
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