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08/07/2011
Time To Move Forward, Says Health Secretary
Now is the time to move forward and get on with the job of modernising the NHS to improve services for patients, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said today.
In his speech to the NHS Confederation’s annual conference in Manchester, the Secretary of State underlined that message by announcing another group of GPs and front-line clinicians coming forward to lead the way in modernising the NHS.
In total, 257 groups of GP practices across the country covering around 97% of the population have come forward so they can directly commission services focused on delivering the best results for their patients. This means that nearly 50 million people around the country will now begin to receive services designed by the clinicians who know them best.
Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley said: “The listening exercise gave us an opportunity to respond positively to the concerns that people had about how we can implement the modernisation principles in the NHS. So now it is time to move forward with momentum, to put the NHS on the road to success.”
He continued: “GPs know their local population best and they should have the power to improve care for patients. The fact that 257 pathfinder groups now do this for around 97% of the country is not only great news for patients but for the entire NHS, as front-line clinicians step forward to modernise services.”
The selected groups represent GPs and other health and care professionals who have demonstrated readiness to start taking on commissioning responsibilities following the Government’s pause. The groups will work together with patients, other NHS colleagues and local authorities to help manage local budgets and design services for their patients.
At the same time, the Government has announced a number of transparency measures to improve the quality of information which patients can access regarding health providers’ performance. This will empower patients and enable them to make more informed decisions about their healthcare.
(BMcN/GK)
In his speech to the NHS Confederation’s annual conference in Manchester, the Secretary of State underlined that message by announcing another group of GPs and front-line clinicians coming forward to lead the way in modernising the NHS.
In total, 257 groups of GP practices across the country covering around 97% of the population have come forward so they can directly commission services focused on delivering the best results for their patients. This means that nearly 50 million people around the country will now begin to receive services designed by the clinicians who know them best.
Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley said: “The listening exercise gave us an opportunity to respond positively to the concerns that people had about how we can implement the modernisation principles in the NHS. So now it is time to move forward with momentum, to put the NHS on the road to success.”
He continued: “GPs know their local population best and they should have the power to improve care for patients. The fact that 257 pathfinder groups now do this for around 97% of the country is not only great news for patients but for the entire NHS, as front-line clinicians step forward to modernise services.”
The selected groups represent GPs and other health and care professionals who have demonstrated readiness to start taking on commissioning responsibilities following the Government’s pause. The groups will work together with patients, other NHS colleagues and local authorities to help manage local budgets and design services for their patients.
At the same time, the Government has announced a number of transparency measures to improve the quality of information which patients can access regarding health providers’ performance. This will empower patients and enable them to make more informed decisions about their healthcare.
(BMcN/GK)
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