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Choice in matters of life and death

BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4384 (Published 03 July 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g4384
  1. Fiona Godlee, editor in chief, The BMJ
  1. fgodlee{at}bmj.com

Calls for more money for the NHS are gaining urgency. In a stark report in May the think tank the King’s Fund warned of a financial crisis this year unless the funding gap were filled (doi:10.1136/bmj.g3048). Now three prominent MPs have added their voices, calling for an urgent injection of £15bn (€19bn; $26bn) over the next five years. The new chair of parliament’s Health Committee, Sarah Wollaston, has said, “If there is not an increase, it is hard to see how we could maintain current levels of service given the rising demand” (doi:10.1136/bmj.g4364).

Fears that the NHS won’t cope were abated in some quarters by a report in June by the US Commonwealth …

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