Issues such as Brexit and social care will influence whether the NHS is fighting fit or ailing in the years ahead
Today’s NHS deals with about a million patients a day, employing roughly 1.5 million people in the UK. The institution, which turns 70 on 5 July, is held in such high public esteem that it featured as part of the opening ceremony for the London Olympics in 2012.
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