Darzi review of the NHS

In July 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned Lord Darzi to conduct an immediate and independent investigation of the NHS. The review was published on Thursday 12 September.

Lord Darzi wrote a letter to the Secretary of Sate to accompany his review. The letter includes a summary of Lord Darzi's 28 findings and reported "Nothing that I have found draws into question the principles of a health service that is taxpayer funded, free at the point of use, and based on need not ability to pay".
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Read Lord Darzi's summary letter, here.

Download the full Darzi review on the Gov.uk website, here.

Read the formal response to the review from Healthwatch England, here.

Read The King's Fund's reflections on the review, here