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We cannot have employers getting round the rules or finding different ways to deviate.

The reality is that extreme demand is no longer confined to winter

That’s why we have been preparing early and investing in extra urgent care capacity to help get patients the care they need.

I’m sorry for the unthinkable pain caused by those historic practices, because what happened to those parents should never have happened and we need to ensure it can never happen again.