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Ann Watt talks to Mark Taylor, consultant surgeon and Northern Ireland Director for the Royal College of Surgeons, about the challenges facing the health service. After a brutal two years of managing Covid, both recovery and reconfiguration are needed. Mark emphasises the need for political leadership and decisive action to address waiting lists and reform service delivery.

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