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Crazy clauses in the new Health Reform Bill

Submitted by Burnley Labour Party on 4 September 2011 - 4:35pm

• The secretary of state will no longer have a duty to provide a health service to all: that's devolved to an unaccountable National Commissioning Board. Nor will he have power to instruct the NCB, only a duty to respect its autonomy: no one can appeal to him against bad decisions.

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Submitted by Burnley Labour Party on 20 February 2010 - 12:44am

 

 

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