Alan Milburn: NHS needs big reforms, says newly appointed Blair-era advisor

Campaigners raise concerns about Alan Milburn's private sector links in his new role overseeing NHS reforms.

Milburn - who has been a consultant to private healthcare firms- is now a top health adviser for the government

In an interview with the Times newspaper, he said the NHS needed "big reforms" to make it "fit for the future," arguing it was "in the worst state" he'd even seen. In an interview with the Times newspaper published on Saturday, he also argued for patient to have greater choice over their selection of treatments and GPs and for clinics to receive more money, for keeping people out of hospitals.

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