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Constitution. Signed and delivered--the rules in writing.

Kieran Walshe¹

¹Manchester Business School.

The Health Service Journal

|August 21, 2008

Summary

The Darzi report proposes an NHS constitution to limit the health secretary's power. This historic element aims to guarantee fundamental patient rights within the National Health Service.

Area of Science:

Health policy
Healthcare governance

Background:

The Darzi report is a significant review of the National Health Service (NHS).
A key proposal within the report concerns the establishment of an NHS constitution.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the potential impact of the proposed NHS constitution.
To evaluate its role in the next stage of NHS review.

Main Methods:

Review of the Darzi report's recommendations.
Analysis of policy implications for healthcare governance.

Main Results:

The proposed NHS constitution represents a potentially historic shift in NHS governance.
It could significantly curtail the powers of the Secretary of State for Health.

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Conclusions:

The NHS constitution offers a mechanism for enshrining patient rights.
This proposal could fundamentally alter the power dynamics within the National Health Service.