Episode 8 - In conversation with Lord Darzi

In their latest podcast Niall and Roy have a fascinating exchange with Professor Lord  Darzi, the eminent surgeon and former government minister whose independent investigation earlier this year laid bare an NHS that is failing at so many levels and which has lost public confidence. In the podcast, 

Ara Darzi reveals how shocked he was to find that staffing was not the issue, but that instead there had been a serious crash in productivity. 

Nor was funding the issue. He says money has been wasted over the last fifteen years. 

Instead, he argues that the answers lie in empowering local leaders and grabbing the huge opportunities for innovation from the digital revolution. He predicts that AI will transform clinical practice and slash the current administrative burden. But none of this will work unless the NHS receives capital investment, and he adds that the neglected area of social care must be tackled.

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