Health and Social Care Bill outlines action required to improve health in the UK
Summary
The ‘Health and Social Care Bill’ (Bill 132-I,II) implements the policies and procedures outlined in key government publications released in 2010.
The Bill extends on the ideas set out in the White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ (Cm. 7881) which were further developed in the report, 'Liberating the NHS: Legislative Framework and Next Steps’ (Cm. 7993).
The parts of the Bill cover:
- The health service in England
- Provision about public health
- Economic regulation of health and adult social services
- NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts
- Public involvement and local government
- Primary care services
- Regulation of health and social care workers
- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Health and adult social care services - information
- Abolition of certain public bodies
- Miscellaneous matters and final provisions
There are a total of 22 schedules to the Bill.
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