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UK: PM Starmer Says NHS Must 'Reform or Die' as Report Claims Service in 'Critical Condition'

UK: PM Starmer Says NHS Must 'Reform or Die' as Report Claims NHSService in 'Critical Condition'

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    The Facts

    • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has claimed the NHS must undertake "major surgery" and "reform or die" following the results of a review into England's health service.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has claimed the NHS must undertake "major surgery" and "reform or die" following the results of a review into England's health services.

    • A report into England's NHS was commissioned by the new Labour government following this year's general election, and is the result of a nine-week process led by independent peer Lord Darzi.Speaking at the King's Fund, Starmer pledged three "big shifts" as part of a 10-year NHS plan: moving from analogue to digital, transitioning from hospital care to community care, and focusing on prevention instead of sickness.

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