Hospital Pharmacist
2006;13:150
May 2006

News summary

Strategic health authority numbers set to be reduced from 28 to 10

There will be 10 strategic health authorities in England from 1 July, rather than the current 28, Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health, announced recently. The new arrangement should mean that SHAs are better placed to support the development of more strategic primary care trusts and the move towards NHS Foundation trusts. It should also improve joint working between health and local government agencies.