We need clarity over long term funding

15 June 2018

Responding to the final report of the Lord Darzi review of health and care, NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Saffron Cordery, said:

"As we approach the 70th anniversary of the NHS, this report is a further helpful contribution to the debate on the future of health and social care.

"It is right to emphasise the need for clarity over long-term funding.

This report is a further helpful contribution to the debate on the future of health and social care. It is right to emphasise the need for clarity over long-term funding.

Saffron Cordery    Deputy Chief Executive


"It is also important to ensure there is sufficient time and resources set aside to facilitate the transformation of services, so they can adapt to the changing needs of the communities they serve.

"And we agree that quality of care should be the organising principle for health and care.

"We would do well to hold fast to these principles as we shape services to meet future challenges."