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Re-design of Health and Social Services Scrutiny Report (S.R. 10/2014): Joint Response of the Minister for Health and Social Services and Minister for Treasury and Resources

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A decision made 23 September 2014:

Decision Reference:        MD-HSS-2014-0042

Decision Summary Title :

HSSD Review:

Scrutiny Panel Report & Recommendations: H&SS Minister and T&R Minister Joint Response and Comments

Date of Decision Summary:

Sept 19th  2014

Decision Summary Author:

Chief Executive Officers for Health and Social Services and Treasury and Resources

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

-

Written Report

Title :

HSSD Review:

Scrutiny Panel Report & Recommendations: H&SS Minister and T&R Minister Joint Response and Comments

Date of Written Report:

Sept 19th 2014

Written Report Author:

Chief Executive Officers for Health and Social Services and Treasury and Resources

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

 

Public

Subject:  The Minister for Health and Social Services and the Minister for Treasury and Resources Response and Comments on Scrutiny Panel Report and Recommendations on the Review into the Redesign of Health and Social Services

Decision(s): The Minister for Health and Social Services and the Minister for Treasury and Resources present a joint Response to the HSSD Scrutiny Panel’s Report and Recommendations on the Review into the Redesign of Health and Social Services

Reason(s) for Decision:     

The HSSD Scrutiny Panel published its comments and recommendations on the Review into Redesign of the Health and Social Services Department on Friday September 5th 2014.

 

The Ministers agree that the Report identifies many positives, and have jointly accepted 14 of the 17 recommendations for the Redesign of the Health and Social Services Department, many of the recommended actions already being in train.

Resource Implications:

Action required: The Ministers for Health and Social Services and for Treasury and Resources jointly request the attached formal Response to the Scrutiny Review into the Redesign of Health and Social Services, be presented to the States.

Signature:

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Signature:

 

Position:

Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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