Can the new government fix the NHS? | IFS Zooms In

Over the next few weeks, we’re bringing you a series of briefings looking at key areas of government and analysing how they have performed over recent years, what challenges they face and which solutions are on the table.

This week we'll start with the NHS - the UK's biggest public service.

We're joined by Ben Zaranko and Max Warner, IFS experts, to discuss the big challenges facing the NHS, and what the new government will do about them.

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00:00 Introduction to NHS Pressures
00:50 Big Issues Facing the NHS
01:40 NHS Productivity Problem
02:40 What Does NHS Productivity Mean?
04:00 Why Is NHS Productivity Falling?
05:50 Pandemic’s Impact on NHS Efficiency
06:40 Staff and Resource Challenges in NHS
08:30 Technology and Burnout in the NHS
10:00 Solutions to NHS Productivity Issues
11:00 The NHS Waiting List Crisis
12:30 Can Labour’s NHS Targets Be Met?
14:00 NHS as a Driver of Economic Growth
16:00 Struggles in Building New Hospitals
18:30 NHS Capital Spending and Productivity
20:00 Key Challenges in NHS Workforce
23:00 GP Strikes
24:30 Moving Healthcare Out of Hospitals
27:00 Does Prevention Save NHS Money?
29:40 Public Health Spending and NHS Gaps
33:00 How Should NHS Allocate Funds?
35:00 Growing Financial Pressures on NHS
39:00 How Will We Fund NHS Growth?
41:00 Conclusion: Big Challenges for NHS