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Matt Hancock says he ‘reluctantly’ stopped non-urgent treatment during pandemic

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Matt Hancock says he ‘reluctantly’ stopped non-urgent treatment during pandemic



Former health secretary was also pressed on the ‘slowness’ of the resumption of elective care, at Covid inquiryThe former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he “reluctantly” approved of the decision to pause non-urgent planned care during the pandemic.Ministers prioritised hospital capacity for Covid and emergency patients, and so paused elective (non-urgent) treatment from April 2020. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-21 14:19:10

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