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 long-term illness. Its findings make for grim reading. 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 10-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.
