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Reform alone won’t fix the health service – more cash is needed. But at least this government recognises the scale of the task

A comprehensive review of the UK National Health Service’s performance has diagnosed the NHS as being in a “critical condition”. While also emphasising its strong “vital signs”, the report, by surgeon and former Labour minister Lord Darzi, certainly highlights many challenges.

Clemency Jacques is one of 134,500 people repaying £251m in carer’s allowance overpayments

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

‘We have to fix the plumbing before we turn on the taps’ says PM

Finally, a politician acknowledges the reality that the health service is on its knees, but also that there is no easy fix

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…

Britain's Prime Minister warns of NHS crisis due to neglect, funding issues, and aging population. Urgent reforms needed to sustain the healthcare system.

Private hospital group also benefited from higher take-up of private health insurance among working-age people