
← HSJ Health Check3 jul · 47 min
Solving the £20bn productivity puzzle
Solving the £20bn productivity puzzle
<p>This week Dave West and Henry Anderson are joined by health economist Anita Charlesworth, who is co-chairing a commission into NHS productivity for the Health Foundation.<br />We discuss the workforce “boom and bust”, why the covid-19 pandemic cost the NHS £20bn in lost care and how the health service can recover at a time when public spending is under pressure.</p>