All that Glisters: Are the NHS Reforms Good for Local Government?

Abstract

The NHS White Paper (Department of Health, 2010) seems to herald the introduction of a greater role for local government in running health services in England than at any time since 1948. Partnership working between the NHS and local authorities is to be elevated to a higher level and a greater role for elected members is to be introduced to address the ‘democratic deficit’ in the centralised NHS. All of this will be underpinned by a raft of new inter‐organisational arrangements. Although these changes do indeed constitute a significant change, this article suggests that the impact may be less than many hope and expect.

Citation

Hudson, B. (2011), "All that Glisters: Are the NHS Reforms Good for Local Government?", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 4-12. https://doi.org/10.5042/jic.2011.0155