All Darzi articles – Page 8

  • News

    Darzi review: NHS South Central to tackle health inequalities

    2008-05-19T17:44:00Z

    NHS South Central has pledged to work to reduce massive variations in life expectancy and access to services.

  • Comment

    Helen Bevan on implementing Darzi

    2008-05-19T09:00:00Z

    What will it take to deliver the recommendations of Lord Darzi's next stage review?

  • News

    Latest regional Darzi report aims to boost life expectancy

    2008-05-15T15:39:00Z

    NHS South West has unveiled ambitious plans to match the best life expectancy rates in Europe in its regional Darzi vision, published today.

  • Comment

    Michael White on Darzi's plans

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    How hard it is to get your message across when opinion turns against you, let alone when Prezza, Cherie and Lord Levy are all trying to sell books, as the government has been demonstrating this past week.

  • News

    Darzi review: London told to press on with polyclinics

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts in the capital are being told to push on with plans to introduce the ‘full range’ of poly-clinic models envisaged by Lord Darzi in the face of heavy criticism.

  • Comment

    Media Watch: Darzi shake-up

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Managers must brace themselves as junior minister Lord Darzi's shake-up is unveiled. 'Ministers are preparing for a summer of protest as residents campaign against proposals that could mean local hospitals losing specialist services to large regional centres,' reported The Daily Telegraph.

  • News

    Darzi review: view from the East of England launch

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    It could have been the lack of coffee, but the air was not exactly buzzing at the launch of the first regional Darzi report.

  • News

    Darzi tells PCTs to involve public at each stage of process

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts will be expected to take the lead in developing proposals for local service redesign and ensuring patient and public involvement at all stages under Lord Darzi's proposals.

  • News

    Yorkshire publishes vision for delivering Darzi reforms

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Higher life expectancy and fewer admissions to hospital for patients with long-term conditions, brought about in part by increased patient responsibility, are among the goals for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.

  • News

    SHAs to oversee delivery of Darzi reforms

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Strategic health authorities will be responsible for ensuring there is 'appropriate capability and capacity' in the NHS to deliver 'robust, evidence-based proposals', produce effective consultations and implement changes successfully, Lord Darzi's framework document says.

  • News

    First regional Darzi visions offer glimpse into future

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's review of the NHS finally became a reality this week with the publication of the first two regional plans spelling out what the process means for patients.

  • News

    Darzi review: Clinicians to be consulted on service redesign

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    The mantra for the reconfiguration of specialist care services is 'centralised where necessary, localised where possible'. Clinicians will play a lead role in determining what is possible under the proposals.

  • Leader

    Darzi review: SHAs must not take over role of centraliser

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    The wraps are finally coming off - region by region, details are emerging of what the review spearheaded by Lord Darzi will mean for patients and the balance of power in the NHS.

  • News

    Darzi review: NHS East of England is first with 10-year map

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Mental health waiting-time targets, urgent care centres and patient-held budgets all feature in NHS East of England’s 10-year ‘road map’.

  • News

    New NHS bill to drive Darzi reforms

    2008-05-14T14:09:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown has announced a new NHS Reform Bill to take forward proposals from Lord Darzi's next stage review.The proposed bill is part of the draft Queen's Speech, which Mr Brown unveiled today.

  • News

    First regional Darzi reports set out vision for the future

    2008-05-14T12:24:00Z

    NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has unveiled plans to boost life expectancy, cut hospital admissions and increase patient responsibility in its regional Darzi report published today. Meanwhile, NHS East of England said it would tackle mental health waiting times and pilot patient-held budgets in its 10-year 'road map'. Follow the ...

  • News

    Confed warns Darzi: avoid policy making pitfalls

    2008-05-13T11:52:00Z

    Lord Darzi must learn the lessons of previous poor policy making to ensure reform in the NHS delivers real and sustainable benefits, an NHS Confederation report released today warns.

  • News

    NHS Confederation responds to Darzi report

    2008-05-09T11:54:00Z

    Commenting on a report outlining the principles behind junior health minister Lord Darzi's vision for the health service, NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said: 'This new guidance is very welcome in sharing good practice and helping reassure the public about what they can expect.'

  • News

    Darzi report reveals service change plans

    2008-05-09T09:30:00Z

    Lord Darzi has pledged to put clinicians at the centre of local decisions to change health services.

  • News

    Darzi review: PCTs told reforms must save lives

    2008-05-08T09:00:00Z

    Junior health minister Lord Darzi is to tell primary care trusts they can reconfigure local services only where they can prove it will save lives or improve health outcomes.