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Letters Health and Care Bill

Health and Care Bill: the government does not want to limit privatisation or integrate services

BMJ 2021; 374 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2139 (Published 01 September 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;374:n2139
  1. John Puntis, consultant paediatrician
  1. Leeds, UK
  1. john.puntis{at}yahoo.co.uk

I am pleased that the BMA has come out firmly against the Health and Social Care Bill.1 If passed, it will disrupt the NHS while it is struggling with huge pressures from covid, staff shortages, and work backlog. The workforce crisis and the massive problem of social care are not tackled and it brings no extra funds to help trusts …

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