The deadline to submit evidence is 23:59 on Friday 9 August. We would encourage all members to make a submission.
As part of their review into NHS performance, due to report in September, DHSC and Lord Darzi have launched a call for evidence.
The consultation seeks to draw on evidence and expertise from across patient groups, academia, think tanks and the charitable sector, as well as from engaging directly with NHS staff. The following themes are of particular interest for the consultation: access to services, care pathways, biggest killers, health and wealth, workforce, finance, productivity and capital infrastructure. A full list is below and it is encouraging that a number of these areas are relevant to diagnostics.
BIVDA will be collating a response. However, given the short timescale, DHSC have imposed significant restrictions on the amount of evidence that can be supplied. There are also taut criteria for the submission format. We therefore suggest members to submit their own responses where relevant, to maximise the breadth and depth of evidence.
Areas of interest
Access to services
- NHS 111 and 999
- NHS general practices (GPs)
- NHS dentistry
- Mental health services
- Community health services
- Acute hospital services (including, but not limited to: accident and emergency care, waiting lists)
Care pathways
- Staying physically and mentally well
- Maternal and infant physical and mental health
- Children and young people’s physical and mental health
- Urgent and emergency care
- Planned care, physical and mental health care and patient safety
- Infectious disease (including influenza, COVID-19 and sexually transmitted illnesses)
- Long-term conditions
- Rare diseases
- End of life
Biggest killers
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Suicide
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Health and wealth
- Work and health
- Life sciences
Workforce
- Establishment, vacancies and attrition
- Pay
- Bank and agency staff
- Morale
- Leadership and management
Finance, productivity and capital infrastructure
- Finance
