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Matt Hancock wanted to determine 'who should unrecorded and who should die' if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, a erstwhile main executive of NHS England has told nan Covid inquiry.
Lord Simon Stevens's witnesser connection said: 'The caput of authorities for wellness and societal attraction took nan position that successful this business he – alternatively than, say, nan aesculapian occupation aliases nan nationalist – should yet determine who should unrecorded and who should die.
'Fortunately this horrible dilemma ne'er crystallised.'
Giving oral grounds to nan inquiry, Lord Stevens added: 'I surely wanted to discourage nan thought that an individual caput of state, different than successful nan astir exceptional circumstances, should beryllium deciding really attraction would beryllium provided.
'I felt that we are good served by nan aesculapian profession, successful consultation pinch patients to nan top grade possible, successful making those kinds of decisions.'
Lord Simon Stevens's witnesser connection said: 'The caput of authorities for wellness and societal attraction took nan position that successful this business he – alternatively than, say, nan aesculapian occupation aliases nan nationalist – should yet determine who should unrecorded and who should die'
