In a couple of months time the Health and Social Care Bill will get its final reading in the House of Commons. If this become law your health service will change radically. Whilst I oppose the Bill in principle since I think it undermines the founding principles of the Health Service I have some optimism about the way our Adult Social Care Department is working with Health to improve the way in which people are cared for. The Council, Brent NHS and the GPs are hoping to create a system where all the services (social care, public health, community health, GPs) will work together to support the individual whether their needs are primarily health or social care. If this comes off it should provide a service which is easily understood and much more responsive to what a person needs at any one time.
Ruth Moher
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