The successful implementation of the NHS reforms hinges on the development of district health authorities as effective purchasers of health care for their residents. The NHS has always been provider driven and if services are to be delivered more efficiently and responsively then it is essential that health authorities are ...
This pamphlet documents discussions which took place at a seminar. It lists positive attributes of the White Paper `Caring for people' and areas of concern. The Seminar examined what could be done to support effective strategies for change from users' viewpoints and from the viewpoint of an informal carers.
Through the leadership of a local voluntary agency, a consortium of voluntary and public sector organisations has achieved rapid growth in decent quality housing and support services, and promoted complementary daytime opportunities. This report is a brief narrative account of Southwark Consortium and first three years.