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<p>The clinically-led review of standards was announced by the Prime Minister in June
2018. The review is considering the appropriateness of operational standards for physical
and mental health relating to planned, unplanned urgent or emergency care, including
cancer.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Plan provides a platform upon which innovative
models of patient care can and are being developed. In that context, the National
Health Service’s National Medical Director has been working with the Academy of Medical
Royal Colleges, Healthwatch England and many others to consider what matters most
to patients, on the clinical issues with the current target regime, and what NHS staff
believe will help them provide the best quality care for patients.</p><p> </p><p>The
review will report its interim findings in the spring of 2019, after which any recommended
changes will be carefully field tested across the NHS.</p>
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