Health Services
(asked on 3rd February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of city regions to commissioning and delivering healthcare.
This question was answered on 9th February 2016
Devolution of health and social care responsibilities has the potential to further progress local integration going beyond statutory health and care services - leading to better patient experience, improved outcomes and more efficient use of local resource.
Devolution creates opportunity for strategic, innovative commissioning, underpinned by a stronger model of local shared accountability.