He argues that the NHS is fundamentally flawed and that real reform requires shifting resources from hospitals to community care, despite the significant political opposition this generates.

“reform in the NHS I mean almost broke Margaret thater in 1990 she sacked Ken Clark reversal the reforms 2003 which I'd love to talk to you a bit about you almost lost your majority trying to bring in Foundation hospitals”

He asserts that the NHS is currently in a severe state of crisis and requires a long-term plan to address the challenges outlined in the Darzi report.

“what comes through this report and what comes through all the polling is that sat patient satisfaction is going down and down and down and down”

The NHS should shift its resource focus toward primary care and community services to allow for earlier intervention and better patient outcomes.

“when you look across other leading economies and why their health outcomes are better it's actually not to do with the model of funding and the fact the NHS is a Single Payer system for at the point of use it is to do with the fact that when it comes to spending on hospitals we're pretty much top of”