7th May 2010, Newbury, UK. As the election results are declared the NHS knows that restructuring to reduce waste and create savings is a priority regardless of the colour of the next Government. 

With huge changes afoot under any Government the Private Sector will dramatically change the services it delivers to NHS Trusts, predicts software provider eShare.

Historically the Private Sector has been seen as a drain on resources within the NHS.  They have been observed either pushing attractive PFI deals which we all know will be paid for by generations yet unborn or selling lucrative and poor value consulting or software projects into NHS Trusts.

However with all parties determined to address NHS Spending what the Private Sector deliver and what NHS Trusts buy will have to change.

“The role of the Private Sector is crucial in reducing costs” claims Alister Esam, CEO of eShare Health, “However NHS Trusts need to stop spending money on traditional private sector services and start to buy what the private sector delivers best.  This includes economies of scale by providing shared Investment across multiple trusts and ready-made solutions that have already been successful elsewhere.”

A good example is technology solutions such as governance software.  eShare have invested around £3million in a governance software platform  that can be delivered for as little as £20,000 a year and has been shown to provide immediate savings of around £200,000 a year or more as well as cut existing expensive development projects.  The solution has been deployed within NHS Trusts within days and has delivered almost immediate and permanent ongoing savings.   Currently 200 trust-based organisations use eShare within NHS and other sectors.  

“This is the type of service the Private sector must now deliver to the NHS.” Says Esam “With this change of direction the Private Sector will start to improve its image inside NHS Trusts by delivering at a time when delivery is needed.”

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