title: Legislation. Power of two.
abstract: New legislation will place a duty on councils and PCTs to work together to assess health needs. It is hoped a new era of joint working can encourage councils and PCTs find overlaps and gaps in service. The government also hopes more joined-up working can help it shift care out of hospitals into the community.
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom