Sorcha's Story

Sorcha, 31, wanted to train as a nurse in London but found herself blocked by a system that treats healthcare investment as a cost to be minimised. In Hampstead and Highgate, like across the capital, potential nurses and doctors face artificial limits on training places imposed by HM Treasury's spending constraints on Health Education England. The workforce exists, the need is clear, but Westminster's budget caps prevent the NHS from training the staff it desperately needs. This episode examines how central government choices create artificial scarcity in healthcare training, leaving both patients and aspiring healthcare workers blocked. Full disclosure: this podcast advocates for increased public investment in healthcare training and challenges conventional government spending limits.