To save the NHS we must move away from it

Prevention is the key

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Tina Woods, founder and CEO of Business For Health, discusses how the role of the NHS is set to change under Labour leadership.

Less is more. This statement is becoming a reality for the NHS, despite record funding being funnelled to the national healthcare service, its effectiveness is under constant pressure. Even more starkly, there is a clear lack of confidence amongst those in power, health secretary Wes Streeting warned that the NHS could "go bust" if the government does not carry out significant reform to account for an ageing society and increasingly sick workforce.  In a recent review by former health minister Lord Darzi, he stated that the NHS had "more resources than ever before", with funding of £1...

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