In the week following Matt Hancock’s announcement of the abolition of Public Health England, HSJ Health Check examines the implication for the staff and functions of the important agency
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This week the team discusses the most tumultuous week in Public Health England’s history.
Editor Alastair McLellan and correspondents Sharon Brennan and Jack Serle discuss what happened to the embattled agency, why and where public health might land now.
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