NHS 10 year plan dissected

NHS 10 year plan dissected

Author: The BMJ July 15, 2025 Duration: 42:26
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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