The disease that most afflicts England’s National Health Service

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2024-08-01  757  中等

The rationale, said Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, was simple. Settling the strikes will cost £350m ($450m), which is “a drop in the ocean” compared with the £1.7bn they have cost the taxpayer. Paying more may make sense for workforce reasons, too. In a health-care system that struggles to retain its staff, the agreement may stop some doctors from fleeing to Australia. But in other respects, the government seems less keen to take the longer view.

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