Health authorities: the time is ripe for a new model.
Health authorities are charged with the management of the NHS on behalf of the Secretary of State. They are expected to provide leadership and guidance to their chief officers. How realistic is this expectation? Brian Watkin suggests Patrick Jenkin should think again about the constitution of health authorities as essentially lay bodies.
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