The challenges the NHS and social care sector are facing, laid bare by the Darzi report, have led to widespread acceptance that change is needed across the NHS to better care for patients, support the NHS workforce and drive economic growth. The new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care stated it is now [...]
Dr Cheryl Crocker, interim Chief Operating Officer at the Health Innovation Network, explains the vital role innovation plays to not only reduce waiting lists and improve access to care, but to decrease system pressure by improving people’s health and keeping them well for longer. The new Government has rightly declared its focus on moving the [...]