Round and round again: the Circle Line via Westminster and St James'.

摘要

Once again, predictably with a change of government at Westminster last May, the health service in England is in the spotlight and major changes lie ahead, both for the commissioning of health care and for public health delivery. Changes in commissioning, during which there is a risk of disruption to standard decision making processes as responsibility is handed to GP led Commissioning Consortia, may have major implications for the health of the population. A frequently asked question, mainly from within the public health community, is how the public health input into commissioning will be assured?