As the NHS rushes to change, reforms must make sense for patients

As the NHS rushes to change, reforms must make sense for patients


The foundation trust model is unravelling fast and the status is no longer a kitemark of excellence. But whatever comes next must not create more confusion

There is a growing sense of urgency – if not yet panic – at the Department of Health about the pace of reform in the NHS.

With overwhelming evidence (pdf) that virtually nobody in the health service believes the target of £22bn of efficiency savings has any chance of being achieved, and an underlying accumulated deficit among providers close to £2bn, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is trying to hit the accelerator. Guardian

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