Profits before people": a systematic review of the health and safety impacts of privatising public utilities and industries in developed countries

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(2009), "Profits before people": a systematic review of the health and safety impacts of privatising public utilities and industries in developed countries", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 14 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2009.24814aae.002

"Profits before people": a systematic review of the health and safety impacts of privatising public utilities and industries in developed countries

"Profits before people": a systematic review of the health and safety impacts of privatising public utilities and industries in developed countries

Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1

M. Egan, M. Petticrew, D. Ogilvie, V. Hamilton, F. DreverJournal of Epidemiology and Commmunity Health2007Vol. 61pp. 862-870

This well-conducted review of the effects of government privatisation policies on health and safety found that privatisation-linked redundancies and down-sizing may result in the deterioration of physical and mental health. The authors appropriately concluded that there was no consistent evidence of privatisation affecting injury or fatality rates, but further robust evaluation studies are required.