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Independent centres threaten training

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7520.797-b (Published 06 October 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:797
  1. Zosia Kmietowicz
  1. London

    Increased competition in the health service could put at risk the quality of training of the United Kingdom's 49 000 junior doctors, their leader has warned.

    Jo Hilborne, the new chair-woman of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, expressed concern last week that private companies running treatment centres have no incentive to provide doctors …

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