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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:34 PM

Published 10/29/2009 by Health Service Journal


Andy Burnham’s flawed NHS regime will stifle commissioning ambitions

The row over NHS competition policy played out over the pages of this week’s HSJ goes to the heart of Labour’s leadership of the NHS.

On one hand, Paul Corrigan is an architect of Tony Blair’s health reforms who sees competition from both inside and outside the state-owned sector...

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