While overt fraud is the purview of the government, for those practitioners who are truthful regarding their qualifications there is no role for the government to regulate the provider-patient relationship by requiring the involvement of a physician.

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They will say that the competition and private-sector involvement which Labour introduced has already played a role in improving patient outcomes and putting downward pressure on costs.

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