Is this Steve Barclay’s first – and maybe last – move to force the NHS to be more efficient? 

Also this week, we discuss the dire impact midwife shortages are having on the quality of maternity services and how these shortages have threatened the rollout of an NHS England-backed model of care.

Annabelle is joined by Lawrence Dunhill and Henry Anderson.

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