NHS Reorganisation

Yes, of course; we had been doing that for some years before the election and we had plans to do it after the election, but the fact is that we did not win the election, and the Secretary of State is in power now. He is making the decisions and he is the one who is entrusted with the future of our NHS. He is the one who needs to answer to the House for his plans. The problem with broken promises is worse than I have already suggested. The coalition agreement promised:"““The local PCT will act as a champion for patients and commission those residual services that are best undertaken at a wider level, rather than directly by GPs.””" The Secretary of State's plans will do precisely the opposite. He is abolishing the PCTs, not building on the best of what they do.