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Hospital cuts to follow-up treatment ‘risk lives’
Leading consultant damns ‘insane’ policy and minister’s new NHS ‘goals’
By Naomi Lloyd | 9 December 2011 |Standard subscription content
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Own goal: Andrew Lansley
It’s all hot air. It will not change anything
Dr Andrew Bamji, consultant rheumatologist
Efficiency savings in the UK’s health service are forcing hospitals to slash follow-up appointments – putting patients’ lives in danger.
That is the claim made to Exaro by a leading consultant, in comments that are set to undermine proposals unveiled two days ago by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary.
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