Cardiff University’s Professor Daniel Gartner joins the Healthcare Today Podcast to talk about how maths – not just medicine – might be the smartest way to save the NHS.
In this week’s Healthcare Today Podcast, we’re joined by Cardiff University’s Professor Daniel Gartner, a specialist in operational research and healthcare modelling.
Every day, the NHS performs a logistical miracle organising thousands of appointments, emergency calls, surgeries and discharges.
However, anyone who has faced a long waiting list or a cancelled clinic knows the system is under immense strain.
We often assume the solution is simply more staff or more money – but what if the NHS is already sitting on a hidden goldmine of untapped data that could predict delays, recover missed appointments, and improve patient outcomes without a single extra doctor?
Today, Daniel Gartner will show us how maths – not just medicine – might be the smartest way to save the NHS…



