The new Health Bill being debated in the House of Lords provides for partnerships with local government and community groups to provide better healthcare. The Bill sets out new powers to break down barriers, not just between health and social services, but between the NHS and wider local government, through greater flexibility over the transfer of funds. It also covers operational arrangements such as pooled budgets. 

Matheson A
Public Administration and Development, (UK), Oct 1998 Vol 18 No 4
Start page: 349. No of pages: 15
Outlines the evolution of New Zealand’s (NZ) approach to the determination of the strategic direction of its public services during a decade of reform beginning in 1984. Describes the most novel reforms as being the core mechanisms for allocating, managing, controlling and accounting for public resources and lists the key components of these reforms.