Think-tank maps out 'rejuvenated' devo

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Elected county mayors would provide 'regional democratic legitimacy' to devolved health and care systems as part of a 'rejuvenated and fortified wave of devolution,' a think-tank report has suggested. The report by Respublica also suggested that adult and children's social care departments of local authorities should be merged as part of a plan to integrate health and social care into one unitary system as a 'first step towards full devolution'. It said 'full place-based devolution of power and authority for health delivery from Whitehall and Westminster to local health and care economies' was key. The report read: 'Devolution to the locality is an inspirational ambition that will mobilise the health and care workforce, reversing its increasingly dispirited outlook. It will replace the current jumble of confused jurisdictions and unclear responsibilities, both within the NHS and between the NHS and local authorities.'