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Seven GP practices in Croydon taken over by US health giant

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An American health insurance giant which has been described by the Daily Mail as “a profit greedy” company is about to take over seven GP surgeries in Croydon.

GP practices in Addiscombe, New Addington and Purley are among those being taken over by a US-based firm

Centene, through Operose Health, its UK subsidiary, has been taking over GP surgeries and practices in London and across the country for many years.

Centene has recently taken over AT Medics, a primary care provider responsible for 49 GP surgeries and more than 370,000 patients in the Greater London area. Seven of those GP practices are in Croydon.

According to campaign group WeOwnIt, “With a total of 70 GP surgeries and practices, Centene is almost certainly the largest single provider of NHS primary care in England.

“This is shocking.”

The Croydon health practices which are subject of the latest Centene takeover are:

Before the new acquisitions Operose Health was already running GP practices in Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Luton and Birmingham,  totalling 21 surgeries and practices.

To find out more, and to sign WeOwnIt’s petition against the takeover of NHS surgeries, click here.


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