After decades of private provision of services - with firms now accounting for half the public expenditure on goods and services — the original fears appear well - founded. (politics.co.uk)
Despite the fact that three quarters of the population (or more) don't want more private provision in the NHS. (opendemocracy.net)
A public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. (sciencedaily.com)