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It would be a good idea to have some joint meetings—to share information on the best way of raising awareness. We also have to consider how to organise care within the NHS.
The responses that we have received have ranged from "This training was life changing" to a letter that was, at best, vitriolic, which said that we were vulgar and that we were promoting homosexuality.
It is recognised that conveners know their committees, know how they work and know the best way forward for them. I do not see why that should be any different in the future.
At our away day, we will no doubt discuss how best to do that. Pre and post-Council scrutiny will also take up some of our time, as will—in light of our discussions on food supplements—scrutiny of the implementation and transposition of EU legislation.
Suitably resourced, the board could do that willingly on instruction from the minister, rather than merely by statute. Although that might be a second best, would you welcome such involvement if it could be prompted by ministerial instruction?
Whereas the figures for McCrone were worked out fairly precisely, the figures on care for the elderly represent the best guess of Professor Bell, who did some of the work on that.