Finally, on a Monday, the White Paper is published:
“The ‘Our health, our care, our say’ White Paper sets out a vision to provide people with good quality social care and NHS services in the communities where they live. NHS services are half way through a 10 year plan to become more responsive to patient needs and prevent ill health by the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Social care services are also changing to give service users more independence, choice and control.”
“Bolivia’s new left-wing government has put a coca grower in charge of the fight against drug trafficking (BBC News). Felipe Caceres was appointed deputy minister for social defence by President Evo Morales – who was once a coca grower himself. Mr Caceres is a former mayor of a town in the coca-growing region of Chapare, and owns a small coca farm there. Coca is used to make cocaine, but also has widespread ceremonial and medical uses in Bolivia.” This all may sound ‘odd’ to some people but take a look at an article from the Catholic Institute for International Research based in London, who know a bit about the reality. Nice profiling of weblogs on their website too.