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My first instinct was almost to resign at that point, but I understand that a lot of what was reported was taken out of context and that perhaps what was said did not come across quite as stridently as some sections of the press would have us believe.
Some bodies were inadvertently omitted from the modifications, but section 26 of the 2000 act allows ministers to amend by order enactments that relate to part 2 of the 2000 act.
I suspect that the Highland Travellers forum has sprung partly from that work. People started to talk to one another: education started talking to social work, and social work started talking to health.
I turn to why those issues concern me so seriously. First, the Executive talks in its amendment—and we have talked in previous Labour manifestos—about the need for a patient-centred NHS.