Roundtable: Hopes for the NHS, the election and beyond

The BMJ held a breakfast roundtable at the annual health policy summit held by the Nuffield Trust think tank to explore some of the key policy discussions that took place during the ​proceeding day. These included NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens' five year plan, whether politics can be removed from the NHS, and what the creation of a central unit to coordinate care for Manchester means for the rest of the ​NHS in England. Chaired by Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, the particpants were: Richard Jones - Clinical director of the Wessex Cardiovascular Strategic Clinical Network Suzie Bailey - Development director at health service regulator Monitor Jonathan Michael​ - ​chief executive of Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust Steve Field - Chief inspector of general practice for the Care Quality Commission Nigel Edwards - Chief executive of The Nuffield Trust Jeremy Taylor - Chief executive of health and care charity National Voices Massoud Fouladi - Chief medical officer of Circle Partnership Rebecca Rosen - GP and clinical commissioner of Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group, London Jennifer Dixon - Chief executive of the Health Foundation