Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Medics hit out at Hunt’s Us-style reforms
ACADEMICS have slammed Jeremy Hunt’s plans to let American-style bodies run parts of the NHS.
Th e Health Secretar y ’s Accountable Care Organisa- tions of health trusts and priv at e prov i d ers woul d assume joint responsibility for a local area’s population.
A group of health professionals are seeking a judicial review to halt the bid. An article in the BMJ today says: “There has been no public consultation about whether the law and the NHS should undergo this major change.”