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A guide to the NHS for local planning authorities

This guide is intended for chief executives in local authorities together with directors of planning.  In addition, it may be of interest to directors of public health in primary care trusts and directors of estate and facilities in NHS trusts and primary care trusts (directors of estates and facilities in Foundation Trusts may also find this guide useful).

The guide gives local planning authorities an overview of the NHS in England. It outlines the key principles of public health; identifies the wider determinants of health and how planners impact on them; and points to how local planning authorities can interact with NHS organisations to deliver sustainable health and social care services.

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