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| NI health reform: Politicians meet panel of experts at health summit | |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| The first minister is among those attending a health summit with the expert panel shaping the future of health and social care in Northern Ireland. | |
| Arlene Foster's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the four other main parties are taking part in the summit. | Arlene Foster's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the four other main parties are taking part in the summit. |
| The panel is putting a set of principles to the political parties. If they are agreed, they will form the basis of the terms of reference for the experts. | |
| The DUP Health Minister Simon Hamilton announced the panel members in January. | The DUP Health Minister Simon Hamilton announced the panel members in January. |
| 'Too many hospitals' | 'Too many hospitals' |
| The panel consists of two local doctors, two health service managers originally from Northern Ireland and two international experts. | The panel consists of two local doctors, two health service managers originally from Northern Ireland and two international experts. |
| It is chaired by Prof Rafael Bengoa, who is regarded as a worldwide expert on health reform and is also a former health minister for the Spanish Basque Country. | It is chaired by Prof Rafael Bengoa, who is regarded as a worldwide expert on health reform and is also a former health minister for the Spanish Basque Country. |
| The panel was suggested by Sir Liam Donaldson in his 2015 report, which said there were too many hospitals in Northern Ireland and expertise was too thinly spread. | The panel was suggested by Sir Liam Donaldson in his 2015 report, which said there were too many hospitals in Northern Ireland and expertise was too thinly spread. |
| It highlighted duplication and called for a simpler, more efficient system. | It highlighted duplication and called for a simpler, more efficient system. |