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Press release: NHS Confederation, the labour group of the LGA and I&DA test run scrutiny proposals

16 Feb 2001

The NHS Confederation, the Labour Group of the LGA and the Improvement & Development Agency are running a learning simulation entitled 'Healthy Partners? A Health and Local Government Partnership' on Saturday 17 February at the Labour Party Local Government Conference in Glasgow.

The simulation will work through the health scenario for 'Gotham City Council' with NHS and local government chief executives playing their respective roles. As well as being entertaining and informative this will be the first practical test run of the government's scrutiny proposals, and should provide an invaluable insight into the ways that these partnerships might operate.

The NHS Confederation believes that the government's proposals are an important contribution to a more patient centred and locally accountable NHS. This simulation is a part of an ongoing contribution to a positive approach to overview and scrutiny amongst NHS organisations and local authorities.

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Notes for editors

1. The Government's proposals on scrutiny are outlined in the Health and Social Care Bill.
   
2. The NHS Confederation and LGA joint discussion paper 'Scrutiny and the new NHS' is available on www.nhsconfed.org or www.lga.gov.uk
   
3. The NHS Confederation is uniquely placed to be the voice of NHS management, as the only membership body for all NHS organisations. Our members include more than 95% of NHS trusts and health authorities in England and Wales; primary care groups; health boards in Scotland; and health and social services trusts and boards in Northern Ireland. The new English primary care trusts have joined.
   

Contact details

1. Contact Media Relations Manager Joanna Clason on 020 7074 3306 or 07798 571078 or Senior Media Officer Amy Darlington on 020 7074 3304 or 07767 770309. For out of hours media enquiries, please call the Duty Press Officer on 07880 500726.
   

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