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'''Virgin Care''' is a private provider of services to the [[NHS England|National Health Service in England]]. It owns 24 [[GP]]-led provider companies that provide [[NHS]] services through networks of [[GP]] surgeries; and community-based [[NHS]] services.<ref>http://www.nhsforsale.info/private-providers/private-provider-profiles-2/virgin.html</ref> | '''Virgin Care''' is a private provider of services to the [[NHS England|National Health Service in England]]. It owns 24 [[GP]]-led provider companies that provide [[NHS]] services through networks of [[GP]] surgeries; and community-based [[NHS]] services.<ref>http://www.nhsforsale.info/private-providers/private-provider-profiles-2/virgin.html</ref> | ||
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| + | Founded in 2007 as [[Assura Medical]], the company became majority-owned by the Virgin Group in 2010 and was known as Virgin Care.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/05/virgin-awarded-almost-2bn-of-nhs-contracts-in-the-past-five-years "Virgin awarded almost £2bn of NHS contracts in the past five years"]''</ref> | ||
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Virgin Care is a private provider of services to the National Health Service in England. It owns 24 GP-led provider companies that provide NHS services through networks of GP surgeries; and community-based NHS services.[1]
Founded in 2007 as Assura Medical, the company became majority-owned by the Virgin Group in 2010 and was known as Virgin Care.[2]
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