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With an ageing workforce, nurse numbers is no laughing matter

The health secretary’s defence of his pledge takes the focus off the real point, says James Buchan
Posted 13 February 2020 - 00:01
Picture shows a female medic sitting at a desk and writing. The health secretary’s humorous defence of his pledge on nurse numbers takes the focus off the real point, says James Buchan.
 
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