Regulation in the NHS: is it good news?

The recent creation of five national agencies to regulate the NHS could be the start of a genuinely new approach to improving performance and management in the NHS. If politicians can be persuaded to let go, the new agencies could learn from regulators in other sectors, says Walshe (p 967), and they could focus regulation on delivering real improvement for patients.


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