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By: James Bethell

Lord Bethell is a former health minister, member of the House of Lords and chair of Business for Health

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  • The discrete joy of guerrilla swimming in the Thames

    Opinion

    Guerilla swimmers are defying the authorities to go swimming in the Thames – don’t listen to the gloomsters telling you it’s not safe, says James Bethell Swooshing down the Thames past the pubs and bridges on the powerful tides in the warm summer water is utter bliss. We met at a pub for some chat, [...]

  • NHS plan won’t come close to getting Britain’s sick back to work

    Opinion

    Good health is good business, and Britain is painfully unwell. Starmer's 10-year NHS plan just won't cut it, writes Lord James Bethell.

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting (L), Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (C), and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer react during a visit to the Sir Ludwig Guttman Health & Wellbeing Centre on July 03, 2025 in London, England. Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting launch the government's 10-Year Health Plan, outlining how the Labour government will deliver the Plan for Change mission to rebuild the NHS through three key reform shifts: analogue to digital, hospital to community, and sickness to prevention. (Photo by Jack Hill - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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