Regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition laid

Regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition laid:
The government has laid regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition. The regulations are to help ensure that commissioners’ decisions on buying clinical services are transparent and fair, and that they improve the quality and efficiency of health care services for patients.
These regulations revoke the regulations laid on 13 February 2013.

• see revised regulations
• read explanatory memorandum
• read revised impact assessment
• read note of changes to regulations

Department of Health