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Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Trusts

My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. General practitioners in her area are at the forefront of leading practice to develop good services at community level. It is a priority for everyone, wherever possible, to deliver services away from the hospital setting and closer to the patient’s home. I fully endorse that as the way forward, and I applaud the work on the ground in her area. Within the new structure, we are introducing practice-based commissioning. That change will put power in the hands of local GPs to drive improvements in their area, so it should give more power to their elbow than they have at present. That is what I would like to see as a result of these changes.