Also this week – we hear about the growing frustration in Manchester over the delay to the New Hospitals Programme, and we analyse our exclusive interview with the CEO of scandal-hit Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, who reflects on progress since the Ockendon Report into maternity services.

Featuring Lawrence Dunhill, Nicholas Carding, Zoe Tidman and Emily Townsend.

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