John Mann – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Mann on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of city regions to commissioning and delivering healthcare.

George Freeman

Devolution of health and social care responsibilities has the potential to further progress local integration going beyond statutory health and care services – leading to better patient experience, improved outcomes and more efficient use of local resource.

Devolution creates opportunity for strategic, innovative commissioning, underpinned by a stronger model of local shared accountability.