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

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Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' in Covid outbreak

Revelation comes to light as former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens gives evidence to Covid inquiry.

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Covid inquiry: Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who lived and died'

Matt Hancock wanted to personally de cide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS boss has claimed.

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Matt Hancock wanted to decide who lived and died, Covid inquiry is told

MATT Hancock wanted to choose “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed during Covid, an NHS chief has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens said the then-Health Secretary believed he should make the decision “rather than, say, the medical profession or the public”. Ex-NHS England chief exec Lord Simon Stevens said Matt Hancock wanted to be the one to choose who would live or die if hospitals became overwhelmedGetty The ex-NHS E…

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Matt Hancock ‘wanted to choose who should live or die’ during Covid, NHS chief claims at inquiry

Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS England boss has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England until 2021, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid-19 inquiry on Tuesday. That is in contrast to other figures who appeared before Baroness Heather Hallett’s probe this week, including fo…

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Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss

Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS England boss has claimed.

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Former chief executive of NHS England Lord Simon Stevens told inquiry Hancock said he should make the call rather than medical experts or the public

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The evidence from Lord Stevens comes following a bruising week for the former health secretary, who has been accused of lying, having "nuclear levels" of overconfidence and even being responsible for people dying.

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COVID inquiry: Matt Hancock wanted to decide 'who should live and die' if NHS overwhelmed in pandemic

Matt Hancock wanted to have the final say on "who should live and who should die" during the coronavirus pandemic, the Covid Inquiry has…

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Matt Hancock wanted final say on 'who lived and who died' during pandemic

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

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Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' if NHS overwhelmed by Covid

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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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