What do the planned health changes mean for adult care departments, for partnership arrangements, public health and funding? Phil Cooper reports on a recent debate among top council directors organised by The MJ and Civica.

The capacity of GPs to take on the role mapped out for them in the public health white paper, the crucial importance of relationships between the various partners, the impact of welfare benefit changes and where the £2 billion ‘extra' funding for social care has gone were all issues that surfaced during The MJ and Civica round table on the impact of health reforms on local government.