NHS patients must have choice of five hospitals, says Wes Streeting
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In a vow to end ‘like it or lump it’ culture, the health secretary wants shorter queues and dependable online booking.
Doctors must offer patients a choice of five hospitals when they refer them for treatment, the health secretary Wes Streeting has said, vowing to end “like it or lump it” NHS culture.
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