Professor Ian Philp

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7432.126-c

BMJ 2004;328:126 (17 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7432.126-c

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Health tsars

Professor Ian Philp

Katherine Burke

Health tsars: spin or substance?: Eight health directors ("tsars")were appointed from 1999 to 2002. Katherine Burke asked themto summarise their achievements and other people to assess theirwork. A ninth "tsar", Dr Sue Roberts, was appointed in March2003 to cover diabetes. The full text is accessible at www.bmj.com

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Professor Ian Philp

National director for older people's services

Appointed: November 2000

My achievements: The national service framework for older peoplehas changed NHS culture, particularly in relation to age discrimination.It used to be routine to refuse patients heart bypass surgeryif they were old. But since the framework was published thenumber of people aged over 65 years getting heart bypass surgeryhas risen by 16% and the number aged over 80 has increased by65%.

Another achievement has been the development of intermediatecare services to bridge the gap between patients' acute carein hospital and their returning home. More than 200 000 elderlypeople have benefited.

I have also maintained change while taking people with me. Ihave set up a coalition of over 50 organisations—professionalgroups and advocacy groups—which are working with me nationally.

Dr David Black, consultant geriatrician and chairman of theEngland . . . [Full text of this article]

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