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The CapX Podcast: Isabel Hardman on the NHS’ Fight for Life

John Ashmore
14 July 2023
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The NHS recently marked its 75th birthday with the kind of love-in most countries reserve for a passing monarch or truly iconic celebrity. So what is about our health service that has created such a fervent attachment amongst so many Brits, even when it underperforms compared to some of our continental peers?

To find out, we invited the journalist, author and broadcaster Isabel Hardman on to this week’s episode of the CapX Podcast to discuss her brilliant new history of the NHS, Fighting for Life.

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