Advantages for Privatisation of Public Services

Increased Demands being placed on the public sector due to demographic changes. If more people went private this would enable the NHS to have shorter waiting lists
Provides consumers with more choice.
If less people use the NHS it would enable the govt to lower taxes and reduce borrowing
Private Sector has profit incentive to cut costs and provide a more efficient service. E.G public bodies may have over staffing because of political fears about job cuts
Diseconomies of Scale in the NHS

Private Sector may cut costs by reducing quality of service, e.g employing less cleaners will lead to dirtier hospitals
May increase inequality
Health is a merit Good and will be underprovided in a free market