How to fix Britain’s crumbling NHS? Whatever you do, don’t ask a doctor | Simon Jenkins

My conversations with senior staff tell me this: only radical reform will work. If he takes control, Wes Streeting must be brave

I recently asked two wise doctors, senior in their profession, what was wrong with today’s NHS. Was it money? Was it recruitment, or pay, or structure? Without consulting each other, they answered what was wrong in one voice: “Us.”

Tales of NHS woe flow almost daily. Britain is now ranked 30th out of the 49 richest OECD countries for infant mortality, with matters gettin...