I am clear that, as far as possible within the resourcesavailable to the board, I want them to retain their primary care and community developmentprogrammes.I recognise that thereare many issues to address, for example relating to clinical workload and staffing.I want these challenges to be faced up to in a way that puts patients first andis innovative.It is now a matterfor the board to determine how best to deliver these services and to produce proposals.Their proposals will then undergo a process of independent scrutiny, following...