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| NHS decisions 'could be removed from political control' | NHS decisions 'could be removed from political control' |
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| Final decisions about changes to the health service could be taken out of the hands of politicians under new proposals by the Welsh government. | Final decisions about changes to the health service could be taken out of the hands of politicians under new proposals by the Welsh government. |
| The public are being given a say on a range of ideas, including a merger of the health and social care watchdogs. | The public are being given a say on a range of ideas, including a merger of the health and social care watchdogs. |
| There would be a legal duty for NHS staff to be more open with patients, not just when things go wrong. | There would be a legal duty for NHS staff to be more open with patients, not just when things go wrong. |
| Patients would also be asked if they would be willing to share personal health data for medical research. | Patients would also be asked if they would be willing to share personal health data for medical research. |
| The 50-page document will look at potential legislation which could be taken up after the next assembly elections in May 2016. | The 50-page document will look at potential legislation which could be taken up after the next assembly elections in May 2016. |
| The Green Paper sets out 50 questions aimed at making the NHS safer, better and more open. | |
| Ideas include: | Ideas include: |
| Health Minister Mark Drakeford said he wanted to build on the "culture of continuous improvement" to ensure consistency of high standards across the NHS. | Health Minister Mark Drakeford said he wanted to build on the "culture of continuous improvement" to ensure consistency of high standards across the NHS. |
| "There have been instances when people have been let down by the quality and the safety of the care they receive," he said. | "There have been instances when people have been let down by the quality and the safety of the care they receive," he said. |
| "Whether this is because of poor practice, poor communication and information sharing or for other reasons, it is not something should be prepared to tolerate." | "Whether this is because of poor practice, poor communication and information sharing or for other reasons, it is not something should be prepared to tolerate." |
| Analysis by Owain Clarke, BBC Wales health correspondent | Analysis by Owain Clarke, BBC Wales health correspondent |
| Due an aging population and medical advances, the NHS will need to continue to change. | Due an aging population and medical advances, the NHS will need to continue to change. |
| There is a general consensus among medical experts that some services here in Wales are too thinly spread. | There is a general consensus among medical experts that some services here in Wales are too thinly spread. |
| Yet when health boards put forward plans - which may include moving or closing services - often and understandably there's an outcry from the public and politicians who are reluctant to lose the services closest to them. | Yet when health boards put forward plans - which may include moving or closing services - often and understandably there's an outcry from the public and politicians who are reluctant to lose the services closest to them. |
| Frequently the aggrieved feel they have not been involved of the process of drawing up the plans; they complain that bosses don't listen and decisions are made behind closed doors. | Frequently the aggrieved feel they have not been involved of the process of drawing up the plans; they complain that bosses don't listen and decisions are made behind closed doors. |
| The proposals in the Welsh government's Green Paper would put a duty on health boards to "permanently engage" with the public, perhaps through patient panels or participation groups. | The proposals in the Welsh government's Green Paper would put a duty on health boards to "permanently engage" with the public, perhaps through patient panels or participation groups. |
| Also, as things stand when arguments about changing health services can't be resolved locally the final arbiter is health minister - a politician. | Also, as things stand when arguments about changing health services can't be resolved locally the final arbiter is health minister - a politician. |
| The green paper floats the idea that those decisions could in future be made by national panel of experts. | The green paper floats the idea that those decisions could in future be made by national panel of experts. |
| Officials have stressed the proposals are ideas for discussion and details are not set in stone. | Officials have stressed the proposals are ideas for discussion and details are not set in stone. |
| A longer consultation period has been agreed so people have more time after the summer to give their responses. | A longer consultation period has been agreed so people have more time after the summer to give their responses. |
| It is unlikely any of the proposals will become law before 2017. | It is unlikely any of the proposals will become law before 2017. |