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Simon Stevens uses art to sidestep purdah
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2364 (Published 17 May 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2364
- Tom Moberly, UK editor
- The BMJ
At the King’s Fund’s annual conference on leadership and management last week, NHS England’s chief executive, Simon Stevens, found an innovative way to deal with the challenge of discussing the next steps for the health service within the restrictions of pre-election purdah.
Intentional dullness
Stevens began by saying sorry. “I apologise that your conference has fallen during one of our annual major political events in this country, with general elections, …
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