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We need private help to fix £16bn NHS maintenance backlog, says health chief

We need private help to fix £16bn NHS maintenance backlog, says health chief

However, campaigners claim several NHS trusts are still suffering from longstanding private finance debts and that new private investment would make the problems worse

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