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Is the NHS stuck on life support?

This discussion was recorded at the Cambridge Literary Festival in November 2023. Anoosh Chakelian was joined by Isabel Hardman, assistant editor at the Spectator and author of Fighting for Life, and Phil Whitaker, GP and medical editor at the New Statesman. They came together to ask, can we fix the NHS? Watch and listen more from the Cambridge Literary Festival:<a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/QE7JCXMZkt4xmEXu6XGPA?domain=cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/clf-player-watch-listen/</a> Subscribe to the New Statesman WhatsApp channel:<a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9latS0wajogms2z02c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9latS0wajogms2z02c </a> Give something priceless:Give the New Statesman and get 20% off our gift subscriptions using code XMAS20 at the checkout.<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/61b9f55ff75b72001243f954/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/episodes/www.newstatesman.com/gift-subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/gift-subscribe</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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