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gluonbag t1_j14zbf7 wrote

Edit: retraction, I was confidently incorrect as pointed out below

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KeyboardChap t1_j15t96t wrote

From that page:

>Geographic Coverage: >England

The NHS also covers Wales and Scotland, which will account for the other .4m

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gluonbag t1_j16b568 wrote

Ah fair. But it also covers Northern Ireland, which has been forgotten about, as usual.

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i-guessthisismenow t1_j152h9k wrote

Could it include people who are contracted to work for NHS but don't actually work for the NHS, like dentists? It's still wrong if that's the case, but might explain the difference.

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gluonbag t1_j152q6e wrote

Possibly, I guess? It's not sourced so we're only guessing.

Also they contract out a lot of stuff like cleaning and cooking. Source: ex NHS (business services) employee here

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