One of the most experienced healthcare figures in England predicts "revolutions" in how the NHS cares for us in the coming years.
A highly-decorated career saw Professor Sir Liam Donaldson ascend to the role of England's chief medical officer, while now he chairs the North East and North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board. Speaking on the NHS's 75th anniversary, he looked to the past and the future - and highlighted how he thinks big data, the miniaturisation of high-tech medical kit, and cutting-edge genetic research - including in the North East - could transform our health.
Over a career that has lasted more than half a century, Sir Liam has kept politicians in check, helped to launched life-saving heart units and - as one of the architects of the smoking ban - it's almost inevitable that his work will have made you healthier. Taking a long view on the NHS, he told ChronicleLive of how things had changed since he began working life as a junior doctor back in 1972.
