Many thanks for the six hundred and forty five full responses that we received to our consultation on the Next Stage NHS Review led by Lord Darzi.  Broadly our results demonstrate what many of us would suspect - that doctors remain suspicious of the continued reform of the NHS because they fear that the positive talk will not be backed by positive action.

 A vast majority of respondents were sceptical of the ‘patient choice’ agenda, the increased use of the private sector and the idea of an NHS constitution, and  the devastating effects of the privatization and reform on training was of great concern.

 The idea of NHS MEE (Medical Education for England) was greeted with a lukewarm reception, many respondents feared that NHS MEE had the potential to be  another toothless body.  Run through training (RTT) as a blanket phenomenon was also unpopular. Concerns were expressed as regards current training systems with the EWTD being of particular concern.