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The health and social care system is changing. The Government is committed to an ongoing process of modernising and reforming the way services are provided. It wants care that is tailored to the needs of people rather than those of the service provider, and proactive services that promote health and well being, not simply reactive ones that deal with the consequences of ill-health. Can the NHS and local authorities deliver this alone? The Government thinks not. And with investment likely to slow down over the coming years, and an aging and increasingly obese population, it wants to encourage new providers into the healthcare market to stimulate innovation and drive up efficiency.