Julian Schwarzenbach on Nostr: I've been on the periphery of areas where NHS outsourced child autism assessments and ...

I've been on the periphery of areas where NHS outsourced child autism assessments and initially the outsourced service was good, fast and responsive. When the contract was relet, procurement screwed the costs down so tight that the same organisation could no longer provide a good service. So, outsourcing can and should be part of the solution, but doing it at the lowest possible cost will actually end up costing us more overall