Darzi places quality at centre of NHS

摘要

Proposals contained in the report of Lord Darzi's year-long review of the NHS in England, published this week, give patients more choice and information, and reward hospitals and clinics that offer the highest quality of care. The changes, the report says, will be driven by giving responsibility to front-line staff, rather than through top-down targets. The review, led by Lord Darzi along with 2,000 clinicians and staff from every NHS region in England, revealed significant variations in the quality of care. Tackling this variation will be the first priority, says the report.