The NHS Modernisation Bill 2026: what’s it all about?
The bill is almost entirely focused on matters of structure and process
Read moreDetailsBob Hudson is Visiting Professor in Public Policy at the University of Sunderland. He has held academic posts at Leeds, Glasgow and Durham and has been researching and writing about a range of public policy issues for over 50 years. His most recent book - Clients, Consumers or Citizens: The Privatisation of Adult Social Care - is published by Policy Press. Bob was born and raised in Sunderland and lives in Durham. His hobby is watching Sunderland AFC playing fast, flowing and fluent football. It's an intermittent pleasure
The bill is almost entirely focused on matters of structure and process
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