Healthcare

We spoke to the Conservative MP Steve Brine, who chairs the Health and Social Care Committee.

Now this year has been marked by repeated strike action across the UK: today it was England’s NHS consultants walking out again. 

But three quarters of a century into its existence, the NHS seems to need ever more doctors and nurses to keep it going.

We spoke to Siva Anandaciva, chief analyst and author of the King’s Fund report, and began by asking him whether he thought the main reason for poor health outcomes was down to a lack of investment.

The NHS is performing substantially less well than health systems in similar countries, according to a detailed study from the influential think tank, The King’s Fund.

Artificial Intelligence – once the stuff of science fiction, it’s now becoming a reality across our society. Healthcare is one area where doctors believe AI could transform the way patients are treated – so could it be a saviour for the cash strapped NHS?

Ministers are looking at allowing increases in council tax to pay for social care. The move comes amid warnings that the system is facing a crisis, with hundreds of care homes on the brink of financial ruin.