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The NHS is about to undergo its biggest overhaul since its creation 65 years ago, but what will the government's changes mean for patients and health services?

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There has been intense political debate about the reforms with some critics claiming the changes constitute 'privatisation through the back door'.

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But the government says patients will have more choice, and that doctors at a local level will have more control.

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Dr Phil Hammond explains what the changes will mean for all of us.

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from the Inside Out film on the 麻豆约拍 News website.

The overhaul of the NHS is just a few months away, but as always the issue that matters most is the quality of care, says 麻豆约拍 Health correspondent Nick Triggle

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Of nearly 12,000 serious incidents reported across England, more than 40% related to bed sores.

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But what is most telling about this data is that something as avoidable as bed sores is proving such a problem after all this time.

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on Nick Triggle's correspondent feature.

A 麻豆约拍 Inside Out investigation has revealed that 42% of serious incidents reported at hospitals in England involve bed sores, a condition that is nearly always avoidable.

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Figures obtained by Freedom of Information requests show 4,966 of the 11,815 serious incidents reported at hospitals in England last year concerned bed sores.

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Inside Out investigates the findings which show some hospitals are still failing to delivering basic standards of care for the elderly.

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on the 麻豆约拍 News website.

Jo Good finds out how animals are being used in NHS wards to help patients on their road to recovery.

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from the 麻豆约拍 Inside Out听story on the 麻豆约拍 News website.