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EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 47 MIN

Solving the £20bn productivity puzzle

from HSJ Health Check · host HSJ

This week Dave West and Henry Anderson are joined by health economist Anita Charlesworth, who is co-chairing a commission into NHS productivity for the Health Foundation.We discuss the workforce “boom and bust”, why the covid-19 pandemic cost the NHS £20bn in lost care and how the health service can recover at a time when public spending is under pressure.

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