
The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed?
The NHS is in a critical condition. The BBC’s social affairs editor, Alison Holt, assesses the innovation and new ways of working that might offer the NHS the lifeline it needs.
The NHS is in a critical condition. As hospitals struggle with soaring demand, increasing waiting times and their biggest ever workforce crisis, Panorama investigates what can be done to fix the health and care system. We’re an ageing population, living with more long-term
health conditions. After years of underfunding, the Covid pandemic has exposed the scale of the crisis. The BBC’s social affairs editor, Alison Holt, assesses the innovation and new ways of working that might offer the NHS the lifeline it needs. She also meets patients getting hospital treatment at home, and the doctors, nurses and care staff desperate for change.
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Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Jan 202320:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Mon 16 Jan 202320:30BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 18 Jan 202303:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD only
- Fri 20 Jan 202303:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK HD & BBC News UK only
- Sat 21 Jan 202301:10
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