OPINION - Labour are right to promise NHS long-term reform, but just wait till the winter crisis hits

The NHS has become such a bleak topic of discussion in recent years that it is almost impossible to imagine it being fixed. Lord Darzi’s report paints a picture of an organisation grappling with several crises: in primary care, hospitals and the treatment of long-term illness. Its findings make for grim reading. A&E is in such a poor state that thousands of people are dying due to delays in treatment.