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<p>Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority and NHS England jointly commissioned
work to support the 11 local health economies (LHEs) that were identified as being
financially challenged, including Devon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised
that consultancy firms (in Devon’s case, Pricewaterhouse Coopers) were not commissioned
to produce a report as described in the question, but to support the LHEs with the
development and strengthening of their strategic plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work
based on this support is ongoing, and a number of steps have to be taken in each of
the LHEs. These include the consideration of strategic plans, consultations on possible
reforms and the implementation of recommendations flowing from this. It would not
be appropriate to release information ahead of these steps.</p><p> </p>
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