Others say improving care for infants and toddlers cannot wait.
In between shifts at the local hospital, I go into town to attend a study day on improving care for people with non-communicable diseases in humanitarian settings.
In creating a unified electronic system and pushing for more predictability in financing, Mr. Obama is trying to address two chronic stumbling blocks for improving care for veterans.
The trust now provides a more advanced level of learning about dementia for staff who have already undertaken the basic training and who have a real interest in improving care for patients with dementia.
"But doctors on the front line are getting on improving care for patients – across the country patients are being treated in more convenient places and pressure on hospitals is reducing".
These include: stopping smoking, improving blood pressure management, promoting good mental health, earlier detection and management of HIV, improving care for people with diabetes, reducing childhood obesity and preventing harm from alcohol".
The NAO said that while demand for care continues to rise and varies "significantly" across the country, the Department for Education has not shown it is meeting its targets for improving care for foster children and those in residential homes.
Although most of the health care reforms are devoted to improving care for the sick, the new fund is an important effort to stop people from getting ill — saving lives and money.
Nevertheless, Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a consumer group that pushed for the law, called it a major step toward improving care for the three in five Californians who rely on H.M.O.'s.
"Clearly, not all clinicians agree with our proposals, but overall I believe by implementing them we can transform the way the NHS delivers services in south east London, improving care for all in a long-term, sustainable way".
The focus, they say, should be on improving care for those approaching the end of life.
