To be fair, I thought that Blair first brought in private companies into the NHS! Not sure bringing full control under the dept of health is a good idea! Ok whilst labour are at the helm but not sure if the tories get back in! If there was duplication between NHS England and Dept of Health, reduce the D of H!NHS England was unpopular from the beginning and was part of a set of disastrous reforms by Andrew Lansley, who was health minister before Jeremy *unt.
This was when the privatisation by stealth kicked in as it was an attempt to introduce free market principles. Naturally, it fell on its arse.
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NHS health reforms could change - Andrew Lansley
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says he is ready to accept "substantial and significant" alterations to plans for changes in the NHS in England.www.bbc.co.uk