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Delivering Core NHS and Care Services during the Pandemic and Beyond

Status: Closed Opened: 22 Apr 2020 Closed: 10 Feb 2021 15 recommendations 16 conclusions 1 report

The Committee held its last oral evidence session in connection with this inquiry on Tuesday 30 June 2020.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Delivering core NHS and care services durin… HC 320 1 Oct 2020 31 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
9 Recommendation Second Report - Delivering core NHS and… Deferred

We are concerned that there does not appear to be a plan for the restoration...

We are concerned that there does not appear to be a plan for the restoration of dental services in England. We recommend that Sara Hurley (Chief Dental Officer for England) sets out her assessment of the challenges facing dentistry services in England, and clarifies what steps will be taken to … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government redirects responsibility for operational delivery and contracting of dental services away from the Chief Dental Officer, stating it lies with DHSC and NHS. It references an existing plan for resumption of dental services published in June 2020 and ongoing work on future contract …
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Department of Health and Social Care
22 Conclusion Second Report - Delivering core NHS and… Deferred

We note, meanwhile, that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for the...

We note, meanwhile, that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for the social care workforce. We will have more to say about support for those working in social care in our forthcoming report on Social care: workforce and funding. (Paragraph 141) Support for BAME NHS staff members Read more

Government response AI summary
The government agrees with the Committee's comments that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for social care and commits to addressing the social care workforce in the upcoming White Paper for Social Care Reform.
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Department of Health and Social Care

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
30 Jun 2020 Amanda Pritchard · NHS England, Chris Hopson · NHS England, Professor Andrew Goddard · Royal College of Physicians, Professor Stephen Powis · NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens · NHS England and NHS Improvement View ↗
16 Jun 2020 Charlotte Augst · National Voices, Daloni Carlisle, cancer treatment patient, Dr Katherine Henderson · Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Layla McCay · NHS Confederation, Mick Armstrong · British Dental Association, Professor Derek Alderson · Royal College of Surgeons, Rob Martinez, joint replacement patient, Sir Robert Francis · HealthWatch England View ↗
14 May 2020 Chris Hopson · NHS England, Jennifer Dixon · Health Foundation, Nigel Edwards · The Nuffield Trust, Richard Murray · The King's Fund View ↗
1 May 2020 Claire Murdoch · NHS England, Dame Cally Palmer · NHS England, Gill Walton · Royal College of Midwives, Professor Martin Marshall · Royal College of General Practitioners View ↗

Who gave evidence

20 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Chris Hopson · Chief Strategy Officer NHS England 2
Amanda Pritchard · Chief Executive Officer NHS England 1
Charlotte Augst · Chief Executive National Voices 1
Claire Murdoch · National Director for Mental Health NHS England 1
Daloni Carlisle, cancer treatment patient — 1
Dame Cally Palmer · National Cancer Director NHS England 1
Dr Katherine Henderson · President Royal College of Emergency Medicine 1
Dr Layla McCay · Director NHS Confederation 1
Gill Walton · Chief Executive Royal College of Midwives 1
Jennifer Dixon · Chief Executive Officer Health Foundation 1
Mick Armstrong · Chair British Dental Association 1
Nigel Edwards · Chief Executive The Nuffield Trust 1
Professor Andrew Goddard · President Royal College of Physicians 1
Professor Derek Alderson · President Royal College of Surgeons 1
Professor Martin Marshall · Chair Royal College of General Practitioners 1
Professor Stephen Powis · National Medical Director NHS England 1
Richard Murray · Chief Executive The King's Fund 1
Rob Martinez, joint replacement patient — 1
Sir Robert Francis · Chair HealthWatch England 1
Sir Simon Stevens · Chief Executive NHS England and NHS Improvement 1

Correspondence

16 letters
DateDirectionTitle
16 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from the NHS Chief Executive on core NHS services during the Covid pande…
15 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from the NHS Chief People Officer on recommendations in the Delivering c…
30 Nov 2020 From cttee Letter to the Secretary of State, Chief Executive of NHS England and Improvment…
24 Nov 2020 To cttee Letter from Prerana Issar on staff burnout and resilience
24 Nov 2020 To cttee Response from Prerana Issar to the Committee's Report on Delivering core NHS an…
24 Nov 2020 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the NHS Chief…
12 Nov 2020 From cttee Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Chief Execu…
10 Nov 2020 To cttee Further letter from Prof Stephen Prowis on Covid-19 testing of NHS staff
5 Nov 2020 — Correspondence with Prof Chris Whitty and Prof Stephen Prowis on Covid-19 testi…
8 Sep 2020 — Correspondence with Sir Simon Stevens on NHS third stage response to Covid-19
2 Sep 2020 — NHS England and NHS Improvement follow up response to 30 June evidence session
2 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State on the Delivering core NHS and care services…
23 Jul 2020 To cttee Letter from Chair to Matt Hancock and Sir Simon Stevens on Delivering core NHS …
3 Jun 2020 From cttee Letter to Tim Farron from Dame Cally Palmer on radiotherapy
5 May 2020 — Correspondence with the National Cancer Director on proton beam therapy
5 May 2020 — Correspondence with the Chief Dental Officer on guidance for dental practitione…