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Medical deans snub the health secretary
BMJ 2001; 323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0108268a (Published 01 August 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:0108268a
Medical deans in England have snubbed the health secretary, Alan Milburn, by refusing to forward a letter from him to new medical students. The deans object to the health secretary's expressed hope that the students will work in the NHS in the future. In the letter addressed to “new medical student” Mr Milburn encourages students to “join the NHS team in the future” and …
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