Partha Kar: Will the 10 year plan herald another false dawn or bring genuine change?

In the past decade we’ve had the five year forward view in 2014 and the NHS long term plan in 2019.34 Given the present situation, it clearly does need a plan—but we must look at the promises made in previous ones to see what’s been delivered, analyse the successes, and learn from them. The “primary...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2024-10, Vol.387, p.q2350
Main Author: Kar, Partha
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health services
Opinion
Primary care
Wine
Workforce
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Summary:In the past decade we’ve had the five year forward view in 2014 and the NHS long term plan in 2019.34 Given the present situation, it clearly does need a plan—but we must look at the promises made in previous ones to see what’s been delivered, analyse the successes, and learn from them. The “primary care access” strategy5 is a fine example of this: access numbers are key to the strategy, not the quality of care the patients receive or the training of those providing it. [...]as the saying goes, old wine in new bottles is still, unfortunately, old wine.
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.q2350