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Liberating the NHS?
  1. John Puntis1,
  2. Nigel Speight2
  1. 1The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK
  2. 2Paediatrician (retired), Durham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr John Puntis, Room 21, Paediatric Office, off A Floor Corridor, Old Main Site, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, West Yorkshire, UK; john.puntis{at}leedsth.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.205294

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    Reflecting on the 2006 NHS White Paper, Professor Stephenson (now President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) observed that successive reforms stemmed from government determination to ensure National Health Service (NHS) Trusts should break even financially. He implied that this goal might be questionable, not least because children's services were likely to suffer disproportionately.1 We now have yet another White Paper (‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’) proposing the most fundamental changes to the health service since its inception. If adopted, these proposals will establish a full healthcare market, with all hospitals becoming Foundation Trusts and being able …

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