In the lead up to the introduction of the Health and Social Care Bill today (19 January), concerns were raised by organisations such as the Royal College of Midwives and Unite that the proposed shift towards greater competition in the health services could act as an obstacle to collaboration and effective multi-agency work.
Another controversial measure is the abolition of primary care trusts and the creation of GP consortia, which will be responsible for around 80 per cent of the total health budget.
Following the unveiling of the bill, Andrew Ross, chief executive of the Children’s Trust Tadworth, a charity for children with multiple disabilities, said: "We are concerned that GP consortia are unlikely to have the expertise or purchasing power to cope with commissioning services for vulnerable children with high-cost, low-incidence conditions such as acquired brain injury.
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