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Lord Darzi’s damning report on the crisis facing our health service will be the benchmark from which improvements will be judged, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The NHS has become such a bleak topic of discussion in recent years that it is almost impossible to imagine it being fixed. Lord Darzi’s report paints a picture of an organisation grappling with several crises: in primary care, hospitals and the treatment of long-term illness. Its findings make for…

‘The NHS has faced rising demand for healthcare from a society in distress,’ writes Lord Darzi

The prime minister blamed the Tories for ‘breaking’ the NHS and said reform of the service was needed

A review by eminent surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi is due to be published on Thursday.

Analyses by Lord Darzi, the NHS Confederation and hospital chiefs detail a spectrum of ills in the service. But will their recommendations fuel appropriate remedies?

Rebecca Hilsenrath said ‘no organisation should be beyond constructive criticism’.

Editorial: Palliative care charities are facing a funding crisis – they should be included in Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS

Letter: Dr Seema Haider calls for primary care policy to be created by experts in primary care, pointing to previous reform by Lord Darzi that ended in predictable failure

The topic is said to be something William is very interested in and his new patronage sits alongside his role as president of the Royal Marsden.

Radwan Hisham Wahba fled Syria in 2012 for Sudan, hoping to build a new life after being shot when his country collapsed into civil war. Now, as violence engulfs his adopted home, he and many other Syrians living there are on the move once more.