Monday February 6th 2023, nurses will walk out again in England and will be joined by many other NHS workers in what will be the biggest strike in the history of the health service.

In Scotland and Wales, there's been a glimmer of a deal and the strike has been put on pause. So what's really going on?

In this episode, we will explore the challenges faced by healthcare workers and patients alike, the recent strikes, and the long-lasting scars which poor retention, chronic understaffing, insufficient funding and inadequate investment has impacted upon our NHS and the provision of care.

Our guest experts, Dr Katie Rogerson, a doctor and co-founder of the NHS Million, and Suzanne Baum, a lifestyle journalist who has a career spanning 20 years in the industry specialising in celebrity interviews and hard news including extensive articles on the NHS, join us to share their first-hand experiences and perspectives.

Key Topics:

The impact of recent strikes.
The root causes of the crisis and the long-lasting scars.
The realities on the ground and doctors in distress.

Takeaways:

The impact of strikes and funding cuts.
The long-term effects on the health service and its people.
Potential solutions for resolving the crisis and a focus on care.

The NHS crisis is a complex and ongoing issue that requires immediate attention and action. By bringing together insights from healthcare professionals, and patient advocates, we hope to shed light on the challenges facing our NHS leading to potential solutions.

Chatting with Katie and Suzanne was an absolute pleasure, and our hope is that this episode inspires you too, learn more and empathise with, the root causes of the challenges facing our NHS and it's people. As the NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it, and this is a fight we can ill afford to lose.

As always, the podcast is available on Apple, Acast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

So, sit back, tune in and we do hope you enjoy!

🔗 Referenced Items:

The NHS Million:

https://www.nhsmillion.co.uk

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion

https://www.instagram.com/nhsmillion/

Strikes, tears and burnout by Suzanne Baum:

https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/14/strikes-tears-and-burnout-the-reality-of-working-in-the-nhs-today-18086743/

Sajid Javid calls for patients to pay for GP and A&E visits: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/20/sajid-javid-calls-for-patients-to-pay-for-gp-and-ae-visits

Rishi Sunak under pressure over California talks with healthcare firms: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-under-pressure-over-25739649

Gordon Brown: https://twitter.com/GordonBrown/status/1617527944024580098

Doctors in Distress:

https://doctors-in-distress.org.uk

This is Going To Hurt:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b6k5gx/this-is-going-to-hurt

Maternal:

https://www.itv.com/watch/maternal/10a0158/10a0158a0001

Help:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/help

Founded in 1948, the National Healthcare Service (NHS) was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery. Principles which remain as relevant, and valued, today as they did in the years after the Second World War.

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