Speech: NHS Providers annual conference keynote speech

Without its people, the NHS is just empty buildings, unused equipment and unadministered drugs.Fill it full of staff, you’ve got a health service.Fill it full of NHS staff, you’ve got something really special. World class clinical practice. A willingness to go the extra mile. A level of compassion you wouldn’t believe possible in the face of huge daily pressure. People I’ve met such as:the A & E doctor who told me of her tears as she witnessed a 90 year old man, after