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I want to ask about the way that the money is used. My understanding is that a board gets its money through its funding, which is then divided into allocations. I always hear clinicians saying that they are not able to use that money, so who is the determiner of how that money is spent? Is it clinicians, or is it managers? Who do you feel it should be?

Can we start with David, please?

This is directed to Derek Feeley. In your summary, recommendation 17 says:

“Integration Joint Boards should manage GPs’ contractual arrangements, whether independent contractors or directly employed”.

Under that model—in the ideal vision that you have set out—would you want the general practitioner workforce to be directly employed or independent contractors ?

How would the IJB manage the contracts with independent contractors and those who are directly employed? What are the differences in that management?

My question is for Derek Feeley. In relation to IJBs, will there be a difference between those who are directly employed under the 2C contracts and independent contractors, or will things be done in much the same way?

I am sorry—David Walsh.

Countries with the best-working primary care seem to have better outcomes on health inequality. With GPs being completely overwhelmed, will health inequalities increase and general health decline?

We have heard from Sue Robertson—and indeed from the whole panel—about the difficulties that we have with staffing. Adding race inequality on top of that makes life for BAME staff even worse. What can we do to improve race equality in our NHS?

I was heartened to hear that you have a focus on governance. With that in mind, how will you assess the 10 standards?

In relation to standard 7 in particular, could you explain in more detail the option to have MAT shared with primary care? Does that mean that the patient would be with an organisation, and that would count as primary care, or would they have to be with the GP?