The NHS needs more than long-term reform

THE NHS has become such a bleak topic of discussion in recent years that it is almost impossible to imagine it being fixed. Lord Darzi’s report paints a picture of an organisation grappling with several crises: in primary care, hospitals and the treatment of longterm illness. Its findings make for grim reading.

- Daniel Keane

A&E is in such a poor state that thousands of people are dying due to delays in treatment.

Rather than recommending an immediate injection of cash to hospitals and the frontline, the report outlines a series of priorities that should form part of a ten-year plan to fix the NHS. This includes shifting money away from hospitals into the community, improving technology and moving to a preventative healthcare model.