Lord Darzi’s report stands at 159 pages – it is a deeply impressive feat to forensically analyse the NHS and its context in just 8 weeks.
It makes for stark reading, the diagnosis is comprehensive; it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the NHS is in critical condition.
And yet the vital signs are strong. I have worked with exceptional clinical teams, with colleagues who dedicate their careers to delivering high quality care, but their efforts are too often frustrated by a faltering system. Indeed, I have dedicated my career to healthcare and feel firsthand the frustration of many as CF supports organisations to improve and transform.
The report doesn’t make for easy reading, but it does convey a message of hope. My hope is that with a government committed to reforming the trajectory of the NHS, the tide will turn.
The NHS is not beyond repair but an institution with the inherent capability to be rebuilt as the best in class, a class to which the international community once again aspires to emulate.
We need to harness the talents of an engaged workforce in the right conditions, embrace data and digital to modernise staff and patient experience, and overhaul financial flows and capital regime. This will require bravery and conviction to fundamentally shift the way care is delivered.
I was heartened by the Prime Minister's details of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS.
The full report is well worth a look through but until you find the time to fully digest all 159 pages, CF have summarised the main points below ⤵️
https://lnkd.in/emrnwkbP