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June 2002
Structure
of Health Service
Speaking
in a debate on the review of Public Administration, Roy again highlighted
health structures:
"As
regards clear lines of responsibility and accountability, our health
system is not one that anyone would create if they were starting
with a blank sheet of paper. No one would want one Department, four
health boards and 19 trusts. In addition, there are community care
primary groups. No one would start with that.
An
academic who advised the Committee of the Centre said that we should
examine the service to be delivered at ground level, and work upwards
in determining the structure required to deliver it. We should not
be looking at the baggage we already have, but should try to devise
a practical, workable system, and adapt it to function democratically.
We must adopt a bottom-up approach, and not tinker with the existing
system.
As
we go forward together, I hope that we can deliver a better service
to all our people and, with that, provide a better Health Service,
better education and better opportunities for everyone in Northern
Ireland."
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