The report accused the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health of failing to use their leverage in the market to secure the best possible deal for taxpayers.
The Department of Health said local authorities must play their part in finding efficiency savings.
He has said the review was initiated by the local NHS, not by the Department of Health.
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DTI's plans will land on other government departments, especially the Department of Health, local authorities and other official sources.
And if there is an oddity about this potential debacle, it is that the Department of Health and local authorities did not look more closely at the shaky structure of the private care-home industry before facilitating its explosive and dangerous growth by channelling hundreds of millions of pounds in its direction.
Fellow crossbench peer Lord Ramsbotham agreed that the MOD was not the right place for the veterans' minister as the affairs primarily involved other ministries such as the Department of Work and Pensions, the Department of Health, and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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The Department of Health said it would need to discuss the proposal with local health officials in other parts of the country.
The school is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the local school districts.
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In Georgia, the final decision about closing schools because of H1N1 is usually up to the local school board with input from local and state public health officials, the Department of Community Health said.
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The Department of Health has also asked all local authorities to ensure the product is removed from sale and destroyed.
While the Department of Health had been supportive of the principle of audits in parts of the health service he said the Department for Local Government "remained to be convinced" and he hoped to persuade ministers of their value.
The Department of Health review also recommended the authority should be given central funding to help stamp out local variations in transplant services.
U.S. Attorneys throughout the country, who historically have engaged with communities on a range of public safety issues, are coordinating these Federal engagement efforts at the local level, with support from other departments and agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education.
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