Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 23
First Report - The Government’s White Paper proposals for the reform of Health and Social Care
Published 14 May 2021
Paragraph 96
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is responsible to Parliament and the taxpayer for health and social care. It is therefore reasonable that the Secretary of State has the appropriate levers to ensure that Government policy is delivered. However, the White Paper does not give adequate detail on how the new powers proposed for the Secretary of State will be used. Nor does it set out the necessary safeguards to ensure that the powers do not open the door to the politicisation of the NHS.
From: Health and Social Care Committee, First Report - The Government’s White Paper proposals for the reform of Health and Social Care (HC 20), paragraph 96, 14 May 2021
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 14 July 2021, 1936 days ago.