The biggest healthcare company in the world which funded Mitt Romney\u2019s presidential election campaign is reported to be expanding into the UK\u2019s NHS.<\/p>\n
HCA International Ltd has a UK branch based in London and has been steadily developing this side of its business ever since the Health & Social Care Act was passed by the UK parliament last year.<\/p>\n
With healthcare insurance set to radically grow in Britain over the coming years, HCA believes the time is right to expand its provision.<\/p>\n
HCA currently runs two of the country\u2019s most notable private clinics in Britain namely Harley Street Clinic and Portland Hospital.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, HCA has forged links with University College Hospital London (UCH), Queen\u2019s Hospital in Romford, Essex, and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester to form a joint NHS venture.<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s has been renting wards to HCA since 2010, and is planning to offer more space to the American company.<\/p>\n
The Health & Social Care Act is a very controversial piece of legislation that many people both internal and external of the medical profession believe has just one aim \u2013 to privatise the NHS.<\/p>\n