NHS crisis report: The key points you need to know

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The Lord Darzi review on the state of the NHS painted a dire picture of our healthcare system. And while that comes as little surprise, what new information does the report offer – and can it be used for positive change? Alastair McLellan has spent the last two decades writing about the NHS and shares his reflections on the Darzi Report with Ros Taylor. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Art by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	History.
0:01.0	What does this make you think of?
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0:23.4	A brand new series, Defending Europe, Mondays at 9 on National Geographic. Hello and welcome to the bunker. You'll need to know on news and politics five days a week. I'm Ros Taylor.
0:44.0	The National Health Service is in serious trouble.
0:47.0	A&E is an awful state.
0:50.0	Too many staff are disengaged.
0:52.0	Last week Lord Darcy delivered a damning report about the state of the NHS.
0:57.0	What exactly did he find and how could we fix it?
1:00.0	Alisto McLennan is the editor of Health Service Journal and joins me in the studio.
1:05.0	Welcome to the bunker, Alister.
1:07.0	It's good to be back.
1:08.0	It is.
1:09.0	I recommend anyone listening to this reads this report
1:12.0	because it's clearly and powerfully written but more importantly
1:16.0	It sets out what so many of us know that while some of our experiences of the NHS are excellent
1:21.8	others are awful and some of the NHS are excellent, others are awful.
1:24.0	And some of the people listening to this will know or suspect that their relatives and friends
1:27.7	died sooner than they should have done because the NHS is struggling.
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