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Second Report - Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond

Health and Social Care Committee HC 320 Published 1 October 2020

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

31 items (15 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 31 of 31 classified

Accepted 9

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 12

Deferred 2

Not Addressed 7

Government response

Second Special Report - Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2019–21 · published 15 Jan 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

25 Recommendation Accepted in Part

The NHS must increase its efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination and racism from...

Recommendation

The NHS must increase its efforts to eradicate all forms of discrimination and racism from in its organisation. We therefore recommend that NHSE/I provide a full and comprehensive definition of the “racism and discrimination” that it seeks to eradicate from … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government aligns its approach to racism and discrimination with existing legal definitions (Race Relations Act 1976 and Equalities Act 2010) and outlines current multi-faceted work, including the WRES and a programme to address the impact of COVID-19 on BAME staff, but does not commit to developing new specific targets or deadlines for a future strategy.

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