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However, speaking from my experience as an official, it is sensible that there should be a presumption against new small bodies, and a requirement that any new body should involve a full business case and an expectation around shared services.
Decisions about joining the next round of TEF must be made by 26 January. I think that the picture will be varied and I do not know exactly where we will end up.
If Richard Baker had been listening, he would have heard me say that that was the latest estimate; I am not saying that that is what the budget will be.
Yes, and the aim is to offset that with the kidney cost savings. We are talking about only 26 per cent. NHS Lothian gave us quite a full range of comments.