centre for public scrutiny

CfPS has received funding from the Department of Health to help support scrutiny and accountability as the health system changes in response to the Health Bill.  This new programme will support areas to develop accountability and scrutiny in relation to implementing the health reforms.

The following 15 areas have been recruited to the programme and regular updates will be provided on their work

Birmingham City Council
Bristol City Council
Calderdale Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cornwall Council
Croydon London Borough
Lincolnshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Oldham and Bury Councils
Plymouth Council
Staffordshire County Council
Warrington Borough Council
Warwickshire county Council
West Sussex County Council
Yorkshire and Humber - Joint

Scrutiny and the health reforms 2011

In 2011, CfPS worked with seven scrutiny development areas to begin to look at scrutiny within the context of the health reforms. The following publication was produced;

Health overview and scrutiny: Exploiting opportunities at a time of change