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In their latest podcast Niall Dickson and Roy Lilley are joined by former health secretary, foreign secretary, and chancellor,  Sir Jeremy Hunt.  In a fascinating insight, reflecting on his years in power, Sir Jeremy reveals how terrified he was to find himself responsible for the NHS knowing nothing much beyond his own constituency issues. Over time he says he learned how to work the system to se...

In this podcast on social care reform with Niall Dickson and Roy Lilley,  Sir Andrew Dilnot, the former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies pulls no punches when it comes to the missed opportunities of successive governments.  As the author of the definitive 2014 report on social care reform, he shows his frustration and dismay at this government’s failure to tackle a crisis that is now l...

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What happens when a leading banker groomed in the disciplines and attitudes of the private sector finds himself in charge of the NHS in England?  Surely he will be highly sceptical at least, suspicious and critical at best?  But no - the story of Richard Meddings the outgoing NHS England Chair is of a Damascene conversion.  In this podcast with Niall Dickson and Roy Lilley, Richard reveals himself...