On this episode, we’re talking about the tricky balancing act between cutting waiting lists and keeping finances under control, after Wes Streeting warned this week that some trusts have tried to cut deficits too sharply.
Also this week, two stories from Birmingham, including more on a damning external review into a major trust’s international training programme.
With Annabelle Collins, Zoe Tidman and Caitlin Tilley.
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