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NHS Deficits

The point that I was making was that the pot of money had been reduced. There are cases of people trying to get a dental appointment but being unable to do so because the PCT has run out of money and no extra funding is available. I shall bring my remarks to a close so that other Members may speak. I welcome the improved attention to detail with regard to NHS finance. It is long overdue, but sadly it comes at a price; there have been hospital closures, reductions in service and redundancies for people who have worked long and hard to deliver some of the Government’s improvements. Those people have a bitter pill to swallow.