The NHS will improve only when there is nowhere to hide its failures Exposing huge variations in quality will deliver better hospitals and care homes, says the health regulator, the CQC.
It is a pity that politics makes it so difficult to discuss rationally the future of health and social care, especially when almost everyone agrees that the demands of current and future generations need to be met very differently from those of the past. Most importantly, we have to find better ways of caring for people suffering from long-term medical and social conditions associated with old age. We have discovered new ways of living longer but not always living better. The current system no longer effectively meets the needs of our ageing population. There is however, a catalyst for change that could provide a new framework for any conceivable government after next May. I call this intelligent transparency.
Intelligent transparency means putting into the public domain clear, simple, easy to understand information about health and social care. Continue reading... The Guardian
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