Exclusive: No 10 tells Hancock ‘wait until 2021’ for NHS law change

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Major health legislation to give government a tighter grip on the NHS is now very unlikely to reach Parliament this year, after a move to rapidly pass a bill this summer by health secretary Matt Hancock was rejected by No 10, HSJ understands.

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