Jeremy Hunt blames 'shocking' NHS failings for early deaths

Health Secretary says 30,000 die each year because British health care fails to match best in Europe

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THE "shocking underperformance" of health services causes tens of thousands of people to die needlessly each year, the Health Secretary was due to tell the Commons today.

Jeremy Hunt will "issue a warning" that England’s failure to match the best health care in other European countries means that 30,000 people a year die too early, The Times reports.

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