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Miracle cures: is the NHS a modern-day religion?

A lot of the everyday language we use when we refer to the NHS is religious in tone: we have 'faith' in the NHS; the staff are 'angels'; and there is talk of 'miracle' cures. Trevor Barnes explores whether people think the NHS is in fact a modern-day religion.

First broadcast on Sunday, 1 July 2018.

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5 minutes

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