Chief Executive Lord Victor Adebowale said primary care services must include social care services to provide a more all-round service. The challenge now is delivery. Darzi has pledged that existing services will not be cut until new services are in place. Yet local health trusts will struggle to fund both existing services and new services at the same time, he said.
To deliver real reform and care closer to home the government will need to have the courage to do things differently, and this may mean cuts to services that aren’t working for local people, in order to reinvest in new ones.
The plans outlined in High Quality Care for All NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, include putting patients needs first, providing more services in the community and more integrated services including health and social care.
It will also see family doctors supported to help patients stay healthy and investment in prevention services that are easy to access. Pilots will be carried out to help family doctors, community nurses and primary care trusts to work provide more joined-up services and better health outcomes.
A constitution for the NHS has also been published and is out for consultation.
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