Dave West

Zitron: scrap PCTs and cut bureaucracy

The chair of a London primary care trust has proposed scrapping PCTs. He said giving their commissioning role to local authorities would be an “excellent” way of reducing bureaucracy and bringing health services closer to the public.

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