Article 6G2CF Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

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Aletha Adu and Ben Quinn
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Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,' former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

Former health secretary 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 inquiry heard.

Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystalised," the former head of the NHS, Lord Simon Stevens, said in his evidence to the inquiry on Thursday.

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