---

Health and Social Care Bill

It is a question of whether you see a glass half full or half empty. When I heard the statement in the other place, I thought that there had been some relenting, which is why I said previously that I had assumed that it was the second part of an acceptance that it would be a function of the commission to be able to report. I hope that my understanding is true and that reporting will be a function, even during the early stages of the new commission’s existence. Having lived through more reorganisations than most, I know that one can be distracted from the main purpose of life by reorganisation. A broader issue on which to keep moving forward keeps people’s minds alive. They know that they are helping their community and progressing the work overall. I only hope that my perception of the glass being half full is right.