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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England

An NHS staff member walking through a hospital ward
Labour said Barclay was ‘the last person anyone needs a lecture from’ on how to run the NHS. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

Welsh and Scottish patients who are waiting for treatment on lengthy NHS lists could request care on the health service in England, Steve Barclay has said.

The health secretary invited ministers from the devolved administrations to discuss different approaches taken to address the record backlogs.

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