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Clinical commissioning groups are to be placed under a legal duty to secure services in education, health and care plans for children and young adults with special educational needs (SEN), ministers have announced.
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The introduction of a health objective is a welcome development and should provide a valuable mechanism for health authorities to comment on licensing applications, the Local Government Association has said.
Read more: LGA hails health objective in licensing, but warns on minimum pricing
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The Mayor of Lewisham will next week recommend to full council that officers should be authorised to seek a judicial review of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s decision to downgrade Lewisham Hospital.
Read more: Council and campaigners keep up pressure on Hunt over hospital downgrade
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Olwen Dutton and Peter Keith-Lucas consider the lessons for local authorities arising out of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Inquiry report.
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