Yesterday saw the publication of the Next Stage Review - High Quality Care For All.
There were three main documents published:
1) High quality care for all: NHS Next Stage Review final report (30th June 2008) by Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE.
The final report of Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review. It responds to the 10 SHA strategic visions and sets out a vision for an NHS with quality at its heart. This link includes the full document and a summary version. For a very brief summary see Darzi review: At-a-glance (BBC) or Main points of the Darzi report (Financial Times).
2) The National Health Service Constitution - a consultation paper (30th June 2008)
The proposed NHS Constitution marking 60 years of the NHS, is about safeguarding its core principles and values for the next generation, whilst setting a clear direction for the future. It reaffirms rights to NHS services, free of charge and with equal access for all, and it enshrines patient rights to choice and to NICE-approved drugs recommended by clinicians. A selection of documents related to the consultation are presented.
3) A high quality workforce: NHS Next Stage review (30th June 2008)
More detail on the workforce recommendations in the NHS Next Stage review.
The main publications from the Next Stage review are gathered here. This includes the current documents, visions for better healthcare from the 9 SHAs outside London and interim guidance. London was already covered by Healthcare for London: A framework for action.
