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Lord Darzi of Denham LORD DARZI
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, is one of the world’s leading surgeons at Imperial College London. Professor Darzi holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College, the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research. He is Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and Chair of Imperial College Health Partners. He is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust. In 1991 he was appointed as
a consultant surgeon at Central Middlesex Hospital at the age of 31 and then moved to St. Mary’s Hospital in 1994. In 2002 he was awarded a knighthood for his services to medicine and surgery and subsequently elevated to the peerage in 2007. He was appointed to Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council in June 2009.
You have suggested some pioneering health measures in your report for health in London. Did you take a new approach to this report? Better Health for London was a radical plan. It had 68 different recommendations some of which tackled major public health challenges such obesity and smoking and some of which were designed to improve health care delivery . London’s population was segmented based on disease, age and needs which allowed us for the first time to recommend new ways of delivering healthcare to meet the expectations of the population of London.
Moving forward, what health innovations are you most excited about in the coming years? One of the most exciting areas we are looking at is the concept of frugal innovation. These are low- cost, high-impact innovations which are having a significant impact in the developing world. Process innovation is an area which does not need huge financial investment. It could be very cheap but have a big impact. The most common one I use is the surgical checklist which is used to checks basic details before and after an operation. It takes only
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3-4 minutes to do, costs less than 50p and has reduced deaths and complications.
When you were working as a government adviser did you find it beneficial to continue as a practicing surgeon? The main thing it did was keep me grounded. I was dealing directly with patients, which was good as I think the most important component is to listen to the users of the service. I have had the privilege of being both a practicing clinician and involved in government, which was key to understanding the dynamics of the front line as well as understanding the relationship between the patients and their provider. So yes the combination was extremely useful, definitely.
And as a final point, are you optimistic that the NHS will survive and continue to be the dynamic institution that it is today? The NHS has survived many changes and been through many governments over the years. It is part of our social fabric and we care for it. It will always be there for those who need it.
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