Bids are open for NHS England\u2019s new \xa3480m national data platform \u2013 will it make the NHS better connected and more efficient, or is it a national vanity project? We also discuss who the successful bidders might be.
\nAnd in recent weeks the NHS has been given its marching orders for the next financial year, in the form of the planning guidance and integrated care systems\u2019 financial allocations. We discuss what this tells us about ministerial ambitions for the health service and how the guidance connects with the ongoing Hewitt Review.
\nFeaturing Nick Carding, Dave West and Annabelle Collins.