Our Health, Our Care, Our Say sets out a new direction for the whole health and social care system. The 2006 White Paper marks a fundamental shift in focus to deliver integrated health and social care services in local communities closer to people's homes. It aims to achieve:

• better prevention services
• more choice and a louder voice for people
• improved access to community services
• more support for people with long-term needs.

Specific implications for culture and sport include the role they can play in:

• supporting and promoting health and well-being
• personalised services
• choice.

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