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It’s junior doctors – not underfunding – pushing the NHS to the brink

6 January 2024

9:00 AM

6 January 2024

9:00 AM

Yet again we start the year with news that the NHS is facing the worst crisis since its inception. This has a real impact. People who think the health service is in crisis will be less inclined to use it. As we saw over lockdown, this leads to fewer treatable conditions being diagnosed, more ‘excess deaths’ from various causes and a greater healthcare burden for the longer term.

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