NHSE ‘forgot the people’ when it ‘rushed’ controversial appointment rules, Mackey admits

Jim mackey

NHS England “forgot the people” when it published controversial guidelines last month which said patients faced being removed from the waiting list if they declined two appointment dates, a senior director has admitted.

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