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How the new NHS boss has helped ruin health services on two continents
SOLOMON HUGHES introduces new NHS chief executive Simon Stevens – a man with a dubious history of undermining public health on both sides of the pond

In the past, interviews for top jobs were all about what school tie you wore. 

Middle management positions were decided on funny handshakes and golf club membership. For rank-and-file jobs, turning up was half the battle. 

But competition for jobs has got fiercer. The concept of human resources has expanded. Interview panels are more complicated, wrestling with lists of “essential qualities for candidates.”

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