What went wrong with the UK National Health Service?

NHS healthcare staff demanding better pay and working conditions are spurring another round of strikes.

The UK National Health Service has been a source of pride for millions of people for over 70 years.

But the nurses, angry over pay and working conditions, are planning another round of strikes this week, causing further disruption to the very people the institution is meant to serve.

Staff will walk off the job Tuesday for the second time this month.

The government has refused to negotiate with them. Ministers say their salary demands are unaffordable.

On Wednesday, more than 10,000 ambulance workers, including paramedics, will stop work.

Hundreds of military are preparing to step in and help.

What has gone wrong with the NHS?

Presenter: Nastasya Tay

Guests:

Oksana Pyzik – Pharmacist and Lecturer at the UCL School of Pharmacy

Jeff Lazarus – Researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Jonathan Portes – Senior Fellow in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London