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In defence of the NHS : why writing to the House of Lords was necessary

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McKee, Martin, Pollock, Allyson M., Clarke, Aileen, 1955-, McCoy, David, Middleton, John, Raine, Rosalind and Scott-Samuel, Alex. (2011) In defence of the NHS : why writing to the House of Lords was necessary. BMJ, Vol.343 . d6535. ISSN 0959-535X

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d6535

Abstract

Last week more than 400 public health doctors, specialists, and academics from across the country wrote an open letter to the House of Lords stating that the Health and Social Care Bill will do "irreparable harm to the NHS, to individual patients, and to society as a whole," that it will "erode the NHS’s ethical and cooperative foundations," and that it will "not deliver efficiency, quality, fairness, or choice."

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) > Warwick Evidence Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	National health services -- Political aspects -- Great Britain, National health services -- Great Britain -- Public opinion, Great Britain. National Health Service
Journal or Publication Title:	BMJ
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
ISSN:	0959-535X
Official Date:	2011
Volume:	Vol.343
Page Range:	d6535
Identification Number:	10.1136/bmj.d6535
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39616