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A government-commissioned review has found the NHS on life support. Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer succeed where his predecessors have failed in turning around the health service? And how long has he got to do it? Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker, plus the FT’s global health editor Sarah Neville, to examine the future of the NHS for the country’s health, politics and economy. And party conference season is upon us, so what are the flash points ahead? Leah Quinn joins the conversation.Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, George @GeorgeWParker, Sarah @SarahNev Robert @robertshrimsley and Leah @thelittlerquinnWant more?  Links:England’s NHS in ‘critical condition’, official review finds NHS to receive ‘no more money without reform’, says Starmer ‘Dire’ NHS report shows scale of Sir Keir Starmer’s turnaround challengeAnd then there were four: The surviving Tory leadership hopefulsGreen party calls for long-term approach to UK’s problems Sig