21.05.13
At the front line
Civil servants at Whitehall will be required to spend time on the front line of the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
This could have a profound effect, influencing the people will help make decisions affecting those very services.
Health policy is an increasingly complex area, with action needed urgently to integrate care, meet rising demand and cut costs. Reducing the gap between theoretical standpoint and actual experience of the ward could lead to more informed results.
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