We discuss who is left in the running, including a number of American tech firms with little or no experience of working with the NHS. 

Also this week, an update on how the NHS has coped with the junior doctors’ strikes, and a quick look at the latest performance data, which, for the first time, has revealed the extent of 12-hour waits in A&E.

With Nick Carding, Annabelle Collins and James Illman. 

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