Health care on the cheap

Members of the public are to be asked to take in NHS patients recovering from operations so they can recuperate in their spare bedrooms. You’ll get £50 a day for the use of your room so long as you can offer three microwaved meals a day.

The Secretary in a State over Health

The Secretary of State for Health, the Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt, MP, will see you now.

Hello Mr Hunt, the EU referendum is coming up, and I’m very interested to know your view of how Brexit will affect the National Health Service.

Are politicians committed to the NHS?

● Click to view - 47 seconds

At a debate on the 65th birthday of the National Health Service, Jon Danzig asked if our politicians are truly committed to its founding principles.

● Click to watch the full debate: 'NHS at 65 - rejuvenate or retire?'
● See also: 'End of the National Health Service?'

See also: 

• End of the National Health Service?
• Benefit cheats debate
• The value of being citizens of Europe

End of the National Health Service?

At the Royal Society of Arts, LBC Radio broadcast a live debate on whether this is, 'the end of the NHS as we know it'. 

Jon Danzig was first to ask a question.

● Jon Danzig asks about the NHS - click to listen (1 min 26 seconds)