Today I was at the LGA (Local Government Association) for a meeting of the Community Wellbeing Board, which looks at social care and health issues all over the country. We were scrutinising the new plans for the National Health Service which is aiming to abolish Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts and the Joint Health Overview Committees run by County Councils. There are concerns how the new system will work, especially the new commissioning role of GP's which will replace the role of the PCTs. Healthwatch is supposed to replace JHOSCs and the LINKs and local authorities are expected to take over the role of Public Health.
This afternoon there was a Health Summit at which Lib Dem minister for social care Paul Burstow MP came to speak to us followed by a very lively question and answer session. We await further developments but if you wish to read the white paper it can be found here
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