Member

Clearly, there are concerns about how this works within the concept of a national service, where the public expect uniform provision throughout the country. But I have to say that I think Andy Burnham got it right. He has always talked about this, saying that you have to accept that the “what” has to be delivered with some basic standards that must be met and should be determined nationally, but how services are delivered and how a system becomes integrated to deliver the best overall package of services and set priorities is local, and it should be democratically local.