Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament

Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament The Health and Care Bill builds on the proposals for legislative change set out by NHS England in its Long Term Plan, while also incorporating valuable lessons learnt from the pandemic that will benefit both staff and patients.

The government is committed to delivering world-class care for patients and this Bill will help deliver that by building on the NHS’ own proposals for reform to make it less bureaucratic, more accountable, and more integrated in the wake of COVID-19. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Policy paper: Health and Care Bill: delegated powers memorandum Department of Health and Social Care
• Giving the Health Secretary more power over the NHS risks taking health care backwards The Health Foundation
• 'Important reforms could be undermined by plans for ministerial interference' The King's Fund
• On the day briefing: Health and Care Bill NHS Providers
• The proposed NHS reforms: what do we think so far? NHS Confederation
• Bill signals way forward in fast changing health and care landscape NHS Providers
• Nuffield Trust response to Health and Care Bill Nuffield Trust
• Health and Care Bill: we’ll lobby to make ministers accountable for safe nurse staffing Royal College of Nursing
• RCPsych responds to the Health and Care Bill Royal College of Psychiatrists 
• Health bill could see NHS contracts awarded without tender process The Guardian
• First major NHS legislation in nine years confirms DHSC power grab Health Service Journal
• Ministers press ahead with plan to have more control over NHS The Independent