Ara Darzi
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, OM, is a surgeon and co-director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and the chair of the Accelerated Access Collaborative.
CommentNew regulation will balance safety and innovation
If the UK is to maintain its position as a champion of life sciences, its new regulatory regime must find the middle ground between safety and innovation, notes Lord Ara Darzi
CommentDarzi: post-covid mental health services must be 'fundamentally different'
Mental health services have seen a massive spike in demand, leading to a huge gap between the need for mental health care and its availability - that can only be met by a revolution in the way it is delivered, writes Lord Ara Darzi.
CommentThe NHS needs your help on its 70th birthday
As the NHS completes 70 years, a cross party independent review of the health and care system tries to answer the tough questions about the future of the beleagured NHS, says Lord Darzi
CommentDarzi: The NHS must learn from its digital failures
Successful modernisation of the NHS depends largely on its ability to digitise its operations. It can be done, but training and education will be key. By Ara Darzi
CommentReforming how we pay for care is crucial to successful innovation
Financial reforms for innovation in care need to be implemented for early diagnosis and effective disease management at low costs
CommentThis is how we get the measure of patient safety
We must continue seeking the most effective set of indicators if we are to obtain a more accurate picture of patient safety, writes Lord Ara Darzi
CommentFive evidence-based reasons why the NHS is better within Europe
As the EU referendum grows ever closer, Lord Darzi and colleagues seek to redress a lack of evidence on the role of Europe on our health system
CommentWhat the NHS can learn from the nuclear industry
The nuclear power sector has made leaps in safety that the health service would do well to adopt
CommentWhy we must improve reporting rates of medical errors now
Innovative ways of reporting and analysing medical errors will go a long way to improving patient safety, writes Lord Ara Darzi
CommentWhy 'Hudson moments' are great for improving patient safety
The immense training undergone by the Hero of the Hudson pilot offers valuable lessons for the NHS
CommentThe NHS safety record needs to be as good as the airline and motor industries
A systematic approach
CommentOnly patients can unlock the potential of electronic records
The benefits of patient access to data are manifold
CommentLord Darzi: A global effort can improve mental health
International innovations are raising care standards
CommentLord Darzi: Follow the 'digital breadcrumbs' to better health
Mobiles and big data will transform care
CommentLord Darzi: A global response to the healthcare crisis
Patient-driven care stimulates innovation and boosts quality
CommentWe missed the best opportunity to reform the NHS
Throwing money at the NHS is not enough, says Lord Darzi
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