Who’s accountable for health? (17th June 2008)
In November 2007, Sir Simon Milton, Chairman of the Local Government Association asked Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the King's Fund, to chair an independent cross-party Commission to investigate how to engage people in the complex decisions about local health services, and empower them to hold their local systems to account. The final report focuses on local accountability and public involvement in the planning, purchasing and delivery of health care in England. It defines accountability and differentiates it from public involvement, and it considers how these concepts operate now – and could operate in future – across the domains of health service commissioning, health care provision and public health.
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In November 2007, Sir Simon Milton, Chairman of the Local Government Association asked Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the King's Fund, to chair an independent cross-party Commission to investigate how to engage people in the complex decisions about local health services, and empower them to hold their local systems to account. The final report focuses on local accountability and public involvement in the planning, purchasing and delivery of health care in England. It defines accountability and differentiates it from public involvement, and it considers how these concepts operate now – and could operate in future – across the domains of health service commissioning, health care provision and public health.
Click here for the Report
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