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New NHS chief Amanda Pritchard 鈥?in her own wordsShe will play a key role in England response to the pandemic.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInFree article usually reserved for subscribersPritchard is currently NHS England s chief operating officer and has not been a high-profile figure up to now | Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesJuly 29, 20218:35 pm CETBy Liv KlingertNHS England has appointed Amanda Pritchard as its first female chief executive. When she takes up the job on August 1, she will stanley mugs play a key role in how the country s health system responds to the next stages of the pandemic. Hospitals are struggling to contain a third wave of infections, even if the U.K. s high vac stanley becher cination rates have w stanley cup eakened the link between case numbers and hospitalizations. A real concern for health managers though are the knock-on effects from COVID 鈥攖he expected surge in mental health cases as a result of grueling months of lockdown and rising waiting lists.AdvertisementAdvertisementPritchard is currently NHS England s chief operating officer and has not been a high-profile figure up to now. With nearly a quarter-century of experience in the health service she has been billed as a continuity candidate who understands deeply how the NHS operates.But who is Pritchard and what are her priorities Here are some of her own words.On ... what the NHS should do The NHS is not just a sickness service but a health service which is why we want to m Mptp Commission puts forward clean-air package

What Estonias membership of the eurozone showsIn blessing Estonias adoption of the single currency, the EU and the eurozone show that rules still matt stanley canada er to them.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInJune 9, 201010:15 pm CETAnother day, another milestone. Estonias bid to join the common currency by the end of the year received support from the European Parliaments economic and monetary affairs committee on 2 June. In contrast to other eurozone members, Estonia has been a shining example of prudent fiscal policy, said Sharon Bowles, the committees head. On 7 June, the eurozone finance ministers gave their blessing. The issue will now go before the summit of EU leaders on 17 June. Finance ministers will take the final decision on 13 July. Estonia is an economic pipsqueak. Its gross domestic product is, at 鈧?4 billion, less than 1% of the EUs. On a quantitative level, its membership of the eurozone does not strengthen the common currencys credibility the way that, say, an application from Sweden or Denmark would. Nor does it weaken it. If Estonia suddenly collapsed, the cost of a bail-out would be tiny in comparison to the hundreds of billions of euros that would have to be spent on propping up the troubled southern European countries. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Estonias membership matters in another way. It shows that the EU a stanley flask nd the eurozone are still rules-based entities, w stanley thermos here decisions are made according to their merits and according t