Lord Darzi’s recent review of the NHS has revealed startling inequities in digital access within the service. (Image: Shutterstock) In July 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned Lord Darzi, a surgeon and former health minister, to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the state of the NHS in England. The report concluded that the health service is in a “critical condition”, with the NHS facing “serious trouble” in several core areas of performance – judgements that come hot on the heels of the government developing its ten-year health plan, due to be published in Spring 2025. One of the recurring themes to emerge from Darzi’s report was the untapped potential of technology and technological innovation within the NHS, calling for a “tilt towards technology” if the health service, first established in 1948, is to keep pace in the modern world. With Darzi characterising the NHS as being “in the foothills of digital transformation”, the report has placed a spotlight on the need for digital change and a fundamental shift towards technology. A missed opportunity for digital transformation in the NHS While the NHS must be able to pay for day-to-day expenses such as staff wages, […]
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