Academy response: The Darzi review
Doctor Jeanette Dickson, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said,
‘Lord Darzi’s hard-hitting diagnosis of what’s wrong with the NHS spells out in grim detail the terrible state this treasured institution really is in. It also articulates with great clarity the scale of the challenge that lies ahead if we are to rebuild the healthcare system so that it delivers the quality of care that is too often lacking today. It’s a tough read, but Lord Darzi is to be congratulated for telling it like it is and laying out what needs to happen if we are to change the NHS from the one we have, to the one patients and staff deserve and crucially the one that we can afford.’