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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 15 December 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.


Health and Social Care Bill

What the noble Lord has said bears out the point. This was a nationally established commission which we all agree did not work. We therefore need to learn from that costly experience to try to move on and to work out a way in which you can have local healthwatch organisations as the local eyes and ears, feeding through to HealthWatch England, a national organisation. We are at the moment looking at how that national organisation should be sited. Everyone has said that the relationship between the national organisation and local organisations did not work previously. We are seeking here to make that relationship work much better. I can see another noble Lord is about to hop up.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c1491 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Children Accountability Accountancy Directors Carers Advocacy Competition law Health Health services Finance Governing bodies Income Local government NHS Patients Primary care trusts NHS trusts Mergers Staff Private patients Standards Reform Monitor Care Quality Commission NHS Commissioning Board Healthwatch England Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk