MPs have voiced concerns that the NHS reorganisation might conflict with the government's aim of saving £20bn while maintaining patient care standards.
They also raised issues regarding the potential effects of under-estimating the reforms' cost and lack of a high quality risk management protocol for either the commissioning or providing bodies. The British Medical Association (BMA) supported the findings but said its fears went further. Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of council at the BMA, said: "Having already been set the massive challenge of cutting costs by £20bn, the NHS in England is now facing the most fundamental reorganisation in its history. "The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is right to highlight the risks posed by such...
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