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Sep 2024
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'Reform or die': Can technology save the...

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Sir Keir Starmer has said the NHS must "reform or die" following Lord Darzi's damning report which paints a grim picture of the state of the health service. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to health correspondent Ashish Joshi about what the prime minister has promised to do to save it.  
  
Among the promises is moving from an "analogue to a digital NHS". Niall speaks to medical tech entrepreneur Dr Ben Maruthappu about how the NHS can better use technology and AI to become more efficient and future-proof.   
                                
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Podcast promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John 
Editor: Philly Beaumont  
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