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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Dalton

NHS keeps patients away because they are an inconvenience, new boss admits ahead of shake-up

Patients are an “inconvenience” to the NHS, which has “built mechanisms to keep them away”, said the new boss of the health service.

Sir Jim Mackey, who was made chief executive of the NHS on 1 April, spoke of the 8am daily phone scramble for a GP appointment as one example of the difficulties patients face in seeking help.

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