I could not agree any more with my colleague.

Over the past two years, I have had candid discussions with patient groups, clinicians, health economists, academics, technologists, third sector organisations and NHS executives, with the goal of developing a vision for our NHS that we can bring to a national conversation. It is clear that Scotland needs an NHS that is modern, efficient, local and accessible to all. To achieve that, our country will need to truly embrace innovation and change.

In addition, in order to maintain universal healthcare as we know it, we need to reduce strain on our health service and its staff. That will require all of us taking greater responsibility for our own health, and it will require our NHS to identify issues before they become big problems.