Whitehall Correspondent PRIVATE mental health providers made £1.37million a day from the NHS in 2020-21, figures show.
Yet four in 10 services from main providers are "inadequate" or "require improvement" for patient safety.
Shadow Mental Health Minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan wants the Tories to hire more NHS mental health workers to cut crippling waiting lists.
She said: "Every day is Christmas for the shareholders of private mental healthcare companies.
"While waiting lists grow and patients are receiving inadequate treatment, private providers are laughing all the way to the bank.
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