Ara Darzi Articles

Labour will have to make the case for some unpopular decisions By Meg Hillier —As we brace ourselves for more cuts, the government is considering plans to slay some of the most popular policies on the altar of efficiency. This will challenge the Labour party and...

Is it shortsighted and parochial to campaign to save local hospital services? This was the theme of a radio interview I listened to last week with Joan Ruddock and Ara Darzi. Darzi was arguing that politicians can be too defensive and parochial in their health...

A year ago, the government's NHS white paper set out bold rhetoric about putting patients in control. In future, they declared, there would be 'no decision about me, without me'. Stealing Labour's mission to put patients at the heart of health service reform, the...