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The NHS at 70: How can we help it survive?

The National Health Service was set up to provide healthcare from the cradle to the grave.

But as it celebrates its 70th birthday, there are questions over how long it can last in its current form.

With an ageing and increasingly unhealthy population, the NHS is in crisis.

So what can the public do to help ease the situation? We spoke to six experts across the Welsh NHS to find out what can be done to help.

Ageing population a "challenge" for NHS
"The media needs to take responsibility"
Welsh obesity is a "massive issue"
"A third of people not taking medicines as intended"
Dr Peter Saul says the public need more health knowledge
Dr Rebecca Payne says more needs to be spent on care in the community