Health and social care may merge

The Chief Minister says he is looking at merging two major government departments but no firm decision has yet been made.

A merger of the Departments of Health and the Department of Social Care may be considered under radical re-shuffle plans.

Although nothing is set in stone, Allan Bell says work behind the scenes is ongoing to work out whether such a merger could work.

He says as it stands his reform agenda isn’t coming along as quickly as he’d like:

Chief Minister Allan Bell

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