‘Shift care closer to home’ to fix ‘troubled NHS’, says Darzi

Professor Lord Ara Darzi. Credit: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire

By Sarah Lowden

A major review of the health service has concluded there should be a shift in resources from reactive care in hospitals to more proactive care in the community setting to improve NHS performance.

The report [pdf] by independent peer Lord Darzi is focused on the NHS but noted the impact an under-resourced social care sector has on the health service.