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PM talks to NHS staff during visit to London hospital

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PM talks to NHS staff during visit to London hospital

PM talks to NHS staff during visit to London hospital

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting talk to NHS workers during a visit to University College Hospital in central London.

The prime minister will later deliver a speech following the release of a report by Lord Darzi on the state of the National Health Service.

Report by Blairm.

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