A new report released this week found the Britain’s National Health Service is in dire condition and providing substandard care in many areas. The report was commissioned by the Labour government shortly after it took power. It’s author is a British surgeon and member of the House of Lords, Lord Darzi.
The report was the result of a nine-week review by the independent peer and NHS surgeon Lord Darzi.
He was asked by Labour, shortly after the election, to identify the failings in the health service, but his remit did not stretch to coming up with solutions.
His findings present a stark picture of a service which he says is in “serious trouble” with declining productivity, “ballooning” waits and “awful” emergency services that put patients at risk.
The BBC’s description actually downplays the problem with wait times pretty significantly. The report itself cites emergency room waits that…
