About this episode
This week we’re focusing on the NHS.
On the 3rd of July the UK’s Prime Minister, Kier Starmer finally announced the NHS’ 10 year plan. His Labour government laid out a vision for where the healthcare service should head over the next decade.
The announcement has been met with mixed responses. The plan has some good ideas - but a lack of vision combined with scarcity of detail leave many questions about how well its aims can be implemented.
In this podcast we're joined by 3 experts to dissect the details of this plan
- Jennifer Dixon is chief executive of the Health Foundation
- Katie Bramhall-Stainer is a working GP, and chairs the BMA’s General Practice committee.
- David Oliver is a consultant geriatrician, and a columnist for the BMJ
Reading list
News analysis: What is the NHS 10 year plan promising and how will it be delivered?
Editorial: Government’s 10 year plan for the NHS in England
David Oliver's column: The NHS 10 year plan—more a set of ambitions than a plan
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