Acute care

Exclusive: Top hospital chief criticises 'out of area' referrals move

By and 2014-12-16T12:50:00

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An attempt by NHS England to protect patient choice by preventing hospitals closing their doors to ‘out of area’ referrals has been strongly criticised by a leading foundation trust chief executive.

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