'Increasing democratic legitimacy' Consultation

This consultation builds on the proposals in the White Paper to increase local democratic legitimacy in health. This will be achieved through local authorities:

i) being given a stronger role in supporting patient choice and ensuring effective local voice

ii) taking on local public health improvement functions

iii) promoting more effective NHS, social care and public health commissioning arrangements.

This document links closely to the consultation on commissioning for patients. Taken together, these two documents set out the strategy for commissioning of health, care and wellbeing. They set out how the new system will work together to provide improved outcomes for patients, users and the public.

Send responses to:

The White Paper Team - Consultation responses nhswhitepaper@dh.gsi.gov.uk