In the week that the NHS turns 75 years old, Sally and Ben discuss the current state of the NHS. With patient satisfaction at an all-time low and staff sickness at an all-time high, is the NHS beyond repair? And what should we make of the recently announced government Long Term Workforce Plan?

References:

• Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2022: Results from the British Social Attitudes Survey kingsfund.org.uk/publications/public-satisfaction-nhs-and-social-care-2022
• All is not well: Sickness absence in the NHS in England nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/all-is-not-well-sickness-absence-in-the-nhs-in-england
• NHS Long Term Workforce Plan england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nhs-long-term-workforce-plan-v1.1.pdf
• Nurse Practitioners Doing TAVI? What’s Gained and Lost Tctmd.com/news/nurse-practitioners-doing-tavi-whats-gained-and-lost
• International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA) icmda.net

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