BMA urges DH to use NHS rather than private sector capacity to meet 18-week target

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on the Department of Health (DH) to increase NHS capacity in the run-up to the 18-week referral to treatment target rather than turn to independent sector providers.Last month, health minister Andy Burnham announced that primary care trusts would be required to make ‘substantial progress’ on the target by…