NHS 10-Year Plan A ‘Missed Opportunity’, Says PAGB
Executive Summary
The UK’s consumer healthcare industry association, the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB), says that National Health Service (NHS) England has “missed an opportunity” by not placing self-care at the center of its new ‘Long Term Plan’.
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