The future of innovation in the NHS - podcast

We look at the innovations that are changing the NHS today and asks what science on the horizon will transform the health service in the next decade

It employs 1.6 million people, spends more than 4,000 a second, and performed 10m operations last year in England alone. Millions more visit emergency units, have outpatient care, and receive help for mental health problems. This week we're focusing on the NHS and how science and technology underpin the care doctors can give to patients.

Ian Sample talks to Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England's Medical Director and professional lead for NHS doctors. Bruce is responsible for promoting clinical leadership, quality and innovation, having previously been a surgeon and physician who specialised in cardiac surgery.