This week, Dave West and Henry Anderson are joined by health economist Anita Charlesworth, who is co-chairing a commission into NHS productivity for the Health Foundation.
We discuss the workforce “boom and bust”, why the covid-19 pandemic cost the NHS £20bn in lost care, and how the health service can recover at a time when public spending is under pressure.
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