‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystalised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

Matt Hancock told officials that he – rather than the medical profession – “should ultimately decide who should live or die”, if the NHS was overwhelmed during the pandemic, the Covid-19 inquiry has been told by the former head of NHS England

“Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystalised,” Simon Stevens said in a witness statement.

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