Q. What are the two things that could survive a nuclear holocaust?

A. Cockroaches and Regional Health Authorities.

I must right away give acknowledgement to the author of this joke. It comes from Nigel Edwards who worked for the NHS Confederation for a long time and has seen his fair share of NHS reorganisations.

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