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NHS not fit for 21st century, says CQC
Professor Ted Baker, the new chief inspector of hospitals in England, has warned that the NHS has not adapted to deal with the growth in the population.
Speaking in the Daily Telegraph, Baker, who started his role with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in September, claimed that the current NHS model is the same as it was in the 1960s and that it had not modernised due to a historic lack of investment.
He said: "One of the things I regret is that 15 or 20 years ago, when we could see the change in the population, the NHS did not change its model of care. It should have done it then - there was a lot more money coming in but we didn't spend it all on the right things. We didn't spend it on transformation of the model of care."
As part of his interview, Baker also revealed that he had written to all hospital chief executives calling for action to improve safety on accident and emergency wards.
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