Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 on behalf of the Department of Health.
NHS Accountability
- Question
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that the introduction of health and wellbeing boards represents a very welcome introduction of democratic accountability into the management of the health and care system? Does he further agree that the acid test of health and wellbeing boards will be their ability to increase the pace of integration between health and care so that the service we deliver is more closely matched to the needs of patients?
- Answer
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As is so often the case, my right hon. Friend speaks extremely wisely on this issue. Integrated services will be the big thing that transforms the service we offer vulnerable older people, which the right hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) mentioned earlier. Health and wellbeing boards will have an extremely important role to play in bringing together local authorities and clinical commissioning groups so that we have joint commissioning of services for those very vulnerable people.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 564 c148
- Session
- 2013-14
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Accountability NHS
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