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That is partly in the nature of the beast, which is co-ordination between departments at different levels of government, perhaps involving different ministries co-ordinating horizontally at each level and then vertically between the levels.
Patients felt that rationing was going on and did not understand why things were happening. Care co-ordinators were finding their jobs very difficult, emotionally, although they were just trying to do what we were asking and training them to do.
The key in all this has been information, co-ordination, collaboration and partnership between all the agencies and, I hope, all the political parties.
That can be helped by the more efficient co-ordination of services, which is one of the areas highlighted as an issue in the report on England that I mentioned.
Those networks are vital in sharing information on new drug trends and co-ordinating local responses, including disseminating health alerts and facilitating training.
I fully agree with David Torrance that good co-ordination of BSL services is crucial if we are to ensure that patients receive the person-centred care that they require.