The problem with the NHS

Spiralling debts and job cuts are plaguing the NHS in England, bringing a new focus to how it operates in the 21st century.

Health workers in a variety of sectors - plus the BBC's home editor, Mark Easton - offer their views on what is wrong with the National Health Service and prescribe their own remedies.

Click on the links to read their diagnoses and suggested solutions.

"We don't always get opportunities to use our skills" Mohib Khan, surgeon "The government's appetite for reforms has become relentless" Mike Travis, staff nurse "The NHS is being asked to change, perhaps too fast" John Restell, chief executive

"A full and transparent review by the government is essential" Susie Sanderson, dentist "The calls for an insurance-based system will grow louder" Mark Easton, BBC home editor "The big challenge is whether progress can be sustained" Chris Ham, health economist