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Our NHS our future: NHS next stage review - interim report summary

  • Document type:
    Report
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    4 October 2007
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Publication format:
    A4
  • Product number:
    28341 1A
  • Gateway reference:
    8857
  • Pages:
    8
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This is an eight-page summary of the interim report.

The interim report sets out a 10 year vision for the NHS, reflecting what we’ve heard from patients, staff and the public over the last three months. It looks at how the NHS can become fairer, more personalised, effective and safe, acknowledging progress made so far and setting out immediate and longer term priorities in these areas.

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