133 - What Am The NHS? (with Dr Ellen Welch)

The National Health Service, Blighty's biggest achievement since giving Mr Hitler the ol’ two fingers. It's been a rough year and a half for the beloved institution. A lack of funding, a global pandemic and a comically incompetent health secretary have lead to a challenging work environment, and an uncertain future, for its 1.3 million staff. How did this happen? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Dr Ellen Welch, author of The NHS: The Story So Far, talks to us about all this and more! ----- Become a Headstuff+ member and get exclusive bonus content! Bonus episode trailer animation ----- Get your WAP Tee! whatampolitics.com

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133 - What Am The NHS? (with Dr Ellen Welch) is an episode from What Am Politics? by HeadStuff Podcasts.

This episode is 38:10 long.

This episode was published on Jun 29, 2021.

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