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February 10, 2008
Conflicting views on an NHS constitution emerge at King's Fund event
From KING'S FUND:
We recently held an event, as part of our Darzi debate series, which explored the case for an NHS constitution and examined alternative approaches to ending ministerial interference and micromanagement by the Department of Health.
We recorded the following soundbites from three of the key speakers at the event, all of whom had different ideas on the viability of a constitution:
Andrew Lansley MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health, tells us why he thinks the NHS needs a constitution and the Conservative Party's plans for an independent board:
Listen to Andrew Lansley (2 mins 41 secs)
Dr Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet, tells us why he thinks the NHS doesn't need a constitution but would benefit from having what he describes as a 'technical advisory group':
Listen to Dr Richard Horton (1 min 6 secs)
Anna Dixon, Acting Director of Policy, King's Fund, tells us there needs to be more thought about what would go into an NHS constitution, but agrees that there needs to be a clearer framework for accountability:
Listen to Anna Dixon (2 mins 3 secs)
For more information on our Darzi debate series, and on our other work leading up to the publication of Lord Darzi's next stage review in the summer, please visit our website.
Posted by S.Austin at February 10, 2008 11:39 PM