Heidi Alexander MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to Simon Stevens’s interview on the Andrew Marr Show, said: 

“Simon Stevens is absolutely right: leaving the EU could have very serious consequences for the NHS.

"I would be the first to criticise the Tories’ appalling record on the NHS. However, if we vote to leave the EU on 23 June we risk plunging the NHS into an even deeper crisis. A crisis that could leave us with fewer doctors, fewer nurses and frontline services at risk of closure. 

"The vote in four weeks’ time is not just about whether or not we remain a part of the European Union. It’s about the future of our economy, the future of public services and the future of our NHS.”

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