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What will the NHS changes mean for East Midlands GPs and their patients?

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Mon 21 Jan 2013 19:30

NHS: What will reforms mean for patients?

NHS: What will reforms mean for patients?

The NHS is about to undergo its biggest overhaul since its creation 65 years ago, but what will the government's changes mean for patients and health services?

There has been intense political debate about the reforms with some critics claiming the changes constitute 'privatisation through the back door'.

But the government says patients will have more choice, and that doctors at a local level will have more control.

Dr Phil Hammond explains what the changes will mean for all of us.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website.

Bed sores and the NHS reforms

Bed sores and the NHS reforms

The overhaul of the NHS is just a few months away, but as always the issue that matters most is the quality of care, says 麻豆官网首页入口 Health correspondent Nick Triggle

Of nearly 12,000 serious incidents reported across England, more than 40% related to bed sores.

But what is most telling about this data is that something as avoidable as bed sores is proving such a problem after all this time.

the full story on Nick Triggle's correspondent feature.

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Presenter Marie Ashby
Series Editor Tony Roe

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