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The NHS is turning 70. It's a time for celebration.
But like any big birthday, it naturally prompts thoughts of what is to come.
What will the NHS look like in the future? Let's see if we can forecast what the health service will be like on its 100th birthday.
Will there even be an NHS?
It seems inconceivable that there won't be. Tory politician Nigel Lawson once famously said ".... the NHS is the closest thing the English people have to a religion".
It means all political parties talk about the NHS being a priority. Only a week ago Prime Minister Theresa May was unveiling a new funding settlement - or birthday present as it was dubbed - for the health service.
It shows what a special case the health service is, given it's the only area of spending that has been agreed outside of the normal process.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44567815
But like any big birthday, it naturally prompts thoughts of what is to come.
What will the NHS look like in the future? Let's see if we can forecast what the health service will be like on its 100th birthday.
Will there even be an NHS?
It seems inconceivable that there won't be. Tory politician Nigel Lawson once famously said ".... the NHS is the closest thing the English people have to a religion".
It means all political parties talk about the NHS being a priority. Only a week ago Prime Minister Theresa May was unveiling a new funding settlement - or birthday present as it was dubbed - for the health service.
It shows what a special case the health service is, given it's the only area of spending that has been agreed outside of the normal process.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44567815
