Even just a little more collaboration could make a difference as there is a great deal of cross over between the two sectors - particularly within NHS community services such as district nursing.

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Spitzer worked as an attorney in the public and private sectors before he was elected attorney general, including serving as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan district attorney's office from 1986 to 1992.

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