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Meddling and bearing witness

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1293 (Published 14 August 2008)
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1293

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  1. Jane Smith, deputy editor
  1. jsmith{at}bmj.com

    For as long as I can remember the government has been reorganising the NHS, and a series of commentators, ranging from interested outsiders to official auditors, has been saying, in effect, “stop meddling.”

    The most recent interested outsiders have included Don Berwick and Donald Light in their commentaries on the NHS (BMJ 2008, 26 July, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a824). This week it’s the turn of the official auditors. The Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission have recently reported on the success of the latest reforms of the NHS in England, and Gwyn Bevan discusses their findings in an editorial …

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