Ms Nusrat Ghani
MP for Sussex Weald · Conservative · United Kingdom
“Before we come to the urgent question, I must say how disappointing it is that the Government were not forthcoming with a proactive ministerial statement on this matter. The disruption to aviation and the impact on many constituents has been considerable.”
“The point of order and its content are not a matter for the Chair. I have not been notified of any Minister coming forward at this point, but I have only just come into the Chair. If the hon.”
“(3) Regulations under section 14Z45B must provide that, where an out-of-hospital service is to be provided to a patient, the integrated care board must— (a) offer the patient a choice of at least two providers capable of providing the service, which may include NHS bodies and independent sector providers approved to provide that service u…”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant requirements are— (a) that the special educational provision set out in section F of an EHC plan meets the needs identified by an EHC needs assessment; (b) that ICBs can be required to provide such special educational provision; (c) that ICBs must provide such special educational provis…”
“(3) The Charter must— (a) set out the fundamental principles and responsibilities for assessing whether a data sharing partnership is in the interest of the public and the NHS; (b) include the primary goal of protecting people’s privacy and their data from exploitation, while promoting trust in data systems and the handling of health data…”
“(2) Arrangements under subsection (1) must, so far as reasonably practicable, provide for— (a) general practitioners, dentists, pharmacists and other relevant primary care professionals to work together as part of integrated local primary care teams; (b) the sharing of relevant patient information between those professionals through secur…”
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“(9) The assistance and support under subsection (7) must be available, in particular, where a new provider is— (a) taking over premises previously operated by a provider of pharmaceutical services that has failed or closed, (b) taking over premises where there has been evidence of serious misconduct, including malpractice or failure to pay staff, or (c) an independent provider or a provider which is not part of a large company operating multiple pharmacy premises.”
“Amendment 58, page 30, line 29, at end insert— “(7) Where a situation or event has resulted, or is likely to result, in the closure, failure or disruption of a provider of pharmaceutical services, the Secretary of State and the relevant integrated care board must provide such assistance and support as is necessary to enable a new provider to establish or continue the provision of pharmaceutical services. (8) Assistance or support under subsection (7) may include facilitating and establishing a relationship between a new provider and the manufacturers or suppliers of medicines and other pharmaceutical products.”
“(8) A direction under subsection (7) may be given where the Secretary of State considers that there is a significant risk to patient safety, continuity of medicines supply or the provision of pharmaceutical services. (9) The Secretary of State must ensure that arrangements made under subsection (7) are implemented as soon as reasonably practicable. (10) A direction under subsection (7) must specify the period for which it has effect and must be published.”” This amendment would enable intervention where a pharmacy provider seriously fails to meet contractual, safety or workforce obligations, ensuring continuity of services and medicines supply.”
“Amendment 55, in clause 42, page 30, line 29, at end insert— “(5) After subsection (6) insert— “(7) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a pharmacy provider has materially failed to comply with contractual, patient-safety or workforce obligations, the Secretary of State may by direction require the relevant integrated care board— (a) to suspend or terminate arrangements with that provider, where appropriate, (b) to make arrangements with another provider for the provision of pharmaceutical services, (c) to secure continuity of the supply of medicines and other pharmaceutical services, and (d) to take such other emergency measures as may be specified in the direction.”
““A neighbourhood health plan must include consideration of how health services will meet the needs of persons with long-term, complex or fluctuating health conditions” This amendment would require neighbourhood health plans to include consideration of how health services will meet the needs of persons with long-term, complex or fluctuating health conditions. Government amendment 63. Amendment 84, in clause 29, page 21, leave out line 7. This amendment would retain the requirement for NHS Foundation Trusts to have a Council of Governors. Government amendment 64.”
“(5A) A person appointed under sub-paragraph (5) must not be appointed to represent the interests of a provider organisation whose services are commissioned by the integrated care board.”” This amendment would require every Integrated Care Board to include an independent qualified and registered consultant in public health, at least two clinicians from primary care, and a clinical representative from secondary care. Amendment 93, page 16, leave out line 8 and insert— “after sub-paragraph (7) insert—” Government amendment 62. Amendment 31, page 16, line 9, at end insert— ““local authority” has the meaning given by section 2B;” This amendment is consequential on Amendments 29 and 30 and defines the term “local authority”. Amendment 94, page 17, line 12, leave out clause 23. Amendment 77, in clause 24, page 17, line 35, at end insert.”
“Amendment 96, page 16, line 7, leave out subsection (b) and insert— “(b) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute— “(5) The constitution must provide for the ordinary members of the integrated care board to include— (a) at least one qualified, professionally registered, consultant in public health who provides wholly independent, transparent, leadership and advice to the board on preventing and reducing disease and improving the health of the population it serves, (b) at least two clinicians with current experience of providing primary care services, at least one of whom is a general practitioner, and (c) at least one medical practitioner with current experience of providing secondary care services.”
“(6) The integrated care board must publish details of the member or members appointed under sub-paragraph (5).” This amendment would require each Integrated Care Board to appoint one or more board members with responsibility for people with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with Down syndrome, and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), placing existing NHS England board-level leadership guidance on a statutory footing following the abolition of NHS England. Amendment 92, page 16, line 6, omit subsection (b).”
“Amendment 30, page 16, line 3, leave out from “mayor” to “must” and insert “or local authority nominating an ordinary member as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)” This amendment is consequential on Amendment 29 and would require a local authority involved in nominating a member of an integrated care board to have regard to guidance published by the Secretary of State. Amendment 83, page 16, line 6, at end insert— “(5) The constitution of an integrated care board must provide for the appointment of one or more members of the board with explicit responsibility for— (a) people with learning disabilities; (b) autistic people; (c) people with Down syndrome; and (d) children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.”
“Amendment 45, page 15, line 29, leave out clause 21. Amendment 91, in clause 21, page 15, leave out line 32 and insert— “(a) for sub-paragraph (4), substitute—” Government amendment 60. Amendment 29, page 15, line 38, at end insert— “(2A) The constitution must provide for the ordinary members appointed as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to include at least one member nominated jointly by the local authorities whose areas coincide with, or include the whole or any part of, the integrated care board's area.” This amendment would require integrated care boards to have a member jointly nominated by local authorities from within the board's area. Government amendment 61.”
“Amendment 104, in clause 20, page 15, line 28, at end insert— “(4) In conducting a performance assessment under this section, the Secretary of State must assess the discharge by an integrated care board of any functions relating to specialised services. (5) An assessment under subsection (4) must consider— (a) patient outcomes; (b) access to services; (c) compliance with national service specifications; (d) workforce capacity; (e) service sustainability; and (f) geographical variation in access to, and outcomes from, services. (6) The report published under subsection (3) must include a summary of the assessments undertaken under subsections (4) and (5).” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to undertake and publish a national assessment of the performance of integrated care boards in relation to specialised services.”
“(2B) For the purposes of subsection (2A) the following guidance are considered reasonable requirements— (a) NICE guideline [NG31] “Care of dying adults in the last days of life 2015”, (b) NICE guideline [NG142] “End of life care for adults: service delivery 2019”, (c) NICE quality standard [QS13] “End of life care for adults 2021”, (d) NHS England “Palliative and End of Life Care” Statutory Guidance for Integrated Care Boards (September 2022).” This amendment would require annual performance assessments to incorporate an assessment of whether each integrated care board is providing a reasonable standard of palliative and end of life care.”
“(5) An integrated care board must not commission a community service of a kind falling within subsection (2) in a manner which has the effect of restricting patient choice below the standard that would apply to an equivalent consultant-led elective service.” Amendment 36, in clause 20, page 15, line 25, at end insert— “(2A) Performance assessments must include details of how each integrated care board is meeting its duty to provide palliative care services or facilities to meet the reasonable requirements of the people for whom it has responsibility.”
“(3) Services to which this section applies include, but are not limited to— (a) community audiology services; (b) community glaucoma management and monitoring services; and (c) minor eye conditions services. (4) Regulations made by virtue of this section must ensure that— (a) patients are offered a choice of any clinically appropriate provider commissioned under a qualifying NHS contract for the relevant service; (b) no limitation on the number of providers from which a patient may choose is imposed solely on grounds of cost or demand management; and (c) patients are provided with information enabling them to make an informed choice, including information about waiting times and quality.”
“Amendment 28, page 12, line 22, at end insert— “14Z45BA Patient choice: community services substituting for consultant-led elective care (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision to enable patients to make choices in respect of non-consultant-led community services where those services are commissioned as a direct substitute for, or to prevent a referral to, consultant-led elective services. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a service is to be regarded as a direct substitute for, or intended to prevent a referral to, consultant-led elective services if it— (a) provides assessment, treatment or management for a condition that would otherwise be referred to a secondary care specialist; or (b) is commissioned by an integrated care board for the purpose of reducing or managing demand on secondary or elective care.”
“(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), if a person with a terminal illness diagnosis is unable to have the conversation, an integrated care board must ensure that the person’s next-of-kin are offered a conversation. (1C) The regulations must make provision for any relevant authorities to have regard to the needs identified in a conversation under subsection (1A).” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations which make provision for the any person with a terminal illness diagnosis to be offered a conversation with a relevant authority about their needs for end-of-life care.”
“(5) In this section— “unreported removals” means the residual figure calculated as the waiting list at the start of the period plus new RTT periods minus completed pathways minus waiting list at the end of the period; “validation exercises” includes any systematic review of pathways for the purpose of removing those that should not remain on the waiting list.”” Amendment 99, page 12, line 10, at end insert— “14Z45AA Prohibition on administrative minimum waiting times An integrated care board must not adopt or apply any policy, contract term, activity planning assumption or other arrangement that has the effect of requiring or incentivising a minimum period of waiting before a patient may receive treatment, assessment, or a diagnostic test, where that minimum period is imposed for administrative, financial or capacity management reasons rather than clinical reasons.” Amendment 34, page 12, line 16, at end insert— “(1A) The regulations must impose a duty on integrated care boards to make provision for any person with a terminal illness diagnosis to be offered a conversation with a relevant healthcare professional about their needs for end-of-life care, including their— (a) mental and physical health support needs, and (b) financial support needs.”
“Amendment 98, page 12, line 10, at end insert— “(3) Regulations under subsection (1) must require the publication, at least monthly, of statistics on consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways that include a breakdown of unreported removals, and the reasons for those removals, including distinguishing between— (a) removals attributable to validation exercises (including administrative, technical or clinical validation), and (b) other unreported removals. (4) The statistics required by subsection (3) must be published— (a) at national level, (b) by integrated care board area, and (c) by NHS trust and NHS foundation trust.”
“(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)— “community equipment and wheelchair services” means equipment, aids, home adaptations or appliances provided to support a person’s independence, safety, care or daily living at home or in the community, including hoists, hospital beds, pressure-relieving mattresses, commodes, shower chairs, walking frames, grab rails, ramps, specialist seating, postural support equipment, associated mobility equipment, and wheelchairs.” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations which would require integrated care boards to ensure that community equipment and wheelchair services are provided within 18 weeks of the date on which a person is assessed as requiring such equipment or services.”
“(5) The purpose of arrangements under subsection (3) is to ensure that a child or young person does not remain without appropriate support solely because they are awaiting the commencement of substantive assessment or treatment.” This amendment would require interim support for children and young people referred to CAMHS while they are waiting for substantive assessment or treatment. Amendment 32, page 12, line 10, at end insert— “(3) Regulations under this section must make provision requiring integrated care boards to make arrangements which ensure that community equipment and wheelchair services are provided within 18 weeks of the date on which a person is assessed as requiring such equipment or services.”
“Amendment 79, in clause 16, page 11, line 10, at end insert— “(3) Regulations under this section must, in relation to children and young people referred to child and adolescent mental health services, require integrated care boards to make arrangements for appropriate interim support during any period between referral and the commencement of substantive treatment or assessment. (4) The arrangements under subsection (3) may include— (a) regular appointments or check-ups with a GP or other primary care professional; (b) support from a family support worker; (c) regular wellbeing checks or support provided through a school, including by a school nurse or other appropriate professional; and (d) access to appropriate peer support, youth clubs or other community-based support.”
“Amendment 76, in clause 15, page 11, line 33, at end insert— “(4A) The Secretary of State must take reasonable steps to ensure that arrangements under subsection (2) are accessible and inclusive, having particular regard to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with long-term, complex or fluctuating health conditions.” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to take reasonable steps to ensure that arrangements for public involvement in commissioning are accessible and inclusive, with particular regard to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with long-term, complex or fluctuating health conditions.”
“(7) The specialised commissioning plan under subsection (5) must be kept under review and revised as appropriate, and any revised plan must be published.” Amendment 53, Clause 14, page 10, leave out lines 40 to 44 and insert— “(a) confers functions on integrated care boards in relation to commissioning primary care services, including the provision of alternative general medical services for patients who— (i) are unable to obtain appropriate care from the general practice responsible for their usual catchment area, or (ii) no longer reasonably feel able or comfortable to receive care from that general practice, (b) requires integrated care boards to make arrangements to support access to such alternative provision where it is necessary to meet the reasonable requirements of those patients, (c) transfers related functions from NHS England to the Secretary of State, and (d) contains other amendments relating to primary care services.” This amendment would require integrated care boards to support and arrange alternative general practice provision for patients who cannot access appropriate care from their usual catchment GP practice, or who reasonably no longer feel able or comfortable receiving care from that practice.”
“(6) Before making regulations under section 3B(1)(b) that would make a significant change to the range of services or facilities commissioned nationally, the Secretary of State must— (a) publish a transition plan explaining the reasons for the change, the impact on patients, and the arrangements for continuity of care and clinical standards, (b) consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (including patients who use the affected services or their representatives, clinicians, and the bodies that would gain or lose commissioning responsibility), and (c) publish a summary of the consultation responses and the Secretary of State’s response to them.”
“Amendment 101, page 10, line 10, at end insert— “(5) The Secretary of State must, within six months of this section coming into force, publish a specialised commissioning plan setting out— (a) which services or facilities the Secretary of State intends to commission nationally under section 3B(1)(b), and (b) the principles and criteria that will be used to decide whether a service or facility should be commissioned nationally or by integrated care boards.”
“(2D) A framework under subsection (2C) must include provision relating to— (a) service standards; (b) care pathways; (c) workforce requirements; (d) rehabilitation and long-term follow-up; (e) collection and publication of outcome data; (f) coordination between specialist, community and neighbourhood services; and (g) coordination of care for persons receiving treatment through multiple clinical pathways.”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish an impact assessment before they make a decision to prescribe a service or facility under subsection (1)(b) of section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006 and maintain a national service framework for any specialised service no longer commissioned directly by the Secretary of State.”
“(2A) The Secretary of State must lay the assessment under subsection (2) before both Houses of Parliament. (2B) In deciding whether it would be appropriate to prescribe a service or facility under subsection (1)(b), the Secretary of State must have regard to the assessment published under subsection (2). (2C) Where regulations made under subsection (1)(b) prescribe a service or facility for commissioning other than by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State must publish and maintain a national service framework for that service or facility.”
“Amendment 39, page 7, line 4, after “Secretary of State” insert “or relevant Combined Authority Mayor”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 38. Amendment 40, page 7, line 11, after “Secretary of State” insert “or relevant Combined Authority Mayor”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 38. Amendment 103, in clause 12, page 9, leave out lines 33 to 39 and insert— “(2) Before prescribing a service or facility under subsection (1)(b), the Secretary of State must publish an assessment of the likely impact of such a prescription on— (a) patient safety; (b) clinical outcomes; (c) equality of access to services; (d) workforce capacity and specialist expertise; (e) service sustainability; and (f) geographical variation in access to, and outcomes from, services.”
“Amendment 38, in clause 11, page 6, line 28, leave out lines 28 and 29 and insert— “(1) Where the geographic area covered by an integrated care board sits within a Mayoral Combined Authority, the relevant Mayor may give integrated care boards directions as to the exercise of their functions. (1A) Where the geographic area covered by an integrated care board does not sit within a Mayoral Combined Authority, the Secretary of State may give integrated care boards directions as to the exercise of their functions.” This amendment would give direction-making powers over integrated care boards to Combined Authority Mayors where boards sit within their authority. The Secretary of State would retain direction-making power where there is no relevant Combined Authority Mayor.”
“Amendment 81, page 4, line 11, at end insert— “(1A) The duty in subsection (1) includes, in particular, promoting innovation in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, including through the adoption of glucose monitoring and automated insulin delivery technologies.” This amendment would ensure that the existing duty to promote innovation is understood to cover the specific diabetes technologies (flash/CGM and hybrid closed loop systems) currently being rolled out by NHS England ,so that momentum on adoption is not lost through the transfer of functions. Amendment 97, page 6, line 12, leave out clause 10.”
“Amendment 37, in clause 6, page 4, line 11, at end insert— “(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1) the Secretary of State must ensure that innovation in the provision of health services is supported and developed equitably across all regions of England, including by reducing inequalities in clinical research funding and clinical research capacity between different regions of England.” This amendment would ensure that in exercising their duty to promote innovation in the provision of health services, the Secretary of State must ensure that innovation in the provision of health services is supported and developed equitably across all regions of England.”
“(8) The Secretary of State must review and update the statement required by subsection (6) at intervals of not more than two years.” This amendment strengthens the new patient choice duty inserted by Clause 5 from a general aspiration into a specific, enforceable right to choose between providers for out-of-hospital services.”
“(7) The Secretary of State must publish, and lay before Parliament, within 12 months of the date on which this Act is passed, a statement setting out— (a) the out-of-hospital services for which choice obligations under subsection (2) will initially apply, (b) the timetable for extending the choice obligation to further services, and (c) the support that will be made available to patients, in particular those with limited digital access or literacy, to exercise the choices to which they are entitled under this section.”
“(6) In specifying services under subsection (4)(b), the Secretary of State must have regard to— (a) the potential for the expansion of choice to reduce waiting times for the relevant service, (b) the availability of sufficient independent and NHS providers to make genuine choice meaningful, and (c) the desirability of ensuring access to choice for patients in all parts of England, including in rural and deprived areas.”
“(4) For the purposes of this section, “out-of-hospital services” means services— (a) provided in community, primary care or ambulatory settings rather than in a hospital inpatient or outpatient department, and (b) which the Secretary of State specifies by regulations as being within the scope of the choice obligation under subsection (2). (5) For the purposes of this subsection (4)(b), out of hospital services which the Secretary of State may specify by regulations may include— (a) diagnostic services, (b) audiology and hearing aid care, (c) podiatry, (d) dietetics and nutrition, (e) physiotherapy, (f) ambulatory cardiac monitoring, and (g) such other services as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”
“(3) Regulations under section 14Z45B must provide that, where an out-of-hospital service is to be provided to a patient, the integrated care board must— (a) offer the patient a choice of at least two providers capable of providing the service, which may include NHS bodies and independent sector providers approved to provide that service under arrangements with the integrated care board; (b) provide the patient with information about each available provider to support an informed choice, including— (i) indicative waiting times, (ii) the location at which the service would be provided, (iii) the quality ratings or outcomes data applicable to that provider for that service where such data is available, and (iv) whether any costs may be incurred by the patient in travelling to or receiving the service with each provider; (c) not exclude from the list of available providers any provider approved solely on grounds of commercial interest or organisational type; and (d) take all reasonable steps to give effect to the patient's choice within a clinically appropriate timeframe.”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Secretary of State must ensure that patients referred for a service to be provided outside a hospital setting (“out-of-hospital services”) are offered a choice of provider of that service from among the providers available in their integrated care board area and, where relevant, in neighbouring areas, in accordance with regulations made under section 14Z45B.”
“Amendment 80, page 3, line 29, at end insert— “(c) reduce inequalities in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, including variation in access to structured education, glucose monitoring technology and insulin pump therapy.” This amendment would make diabetes-related health inequalities an explicit, named consideration within the Secretary of State's general duty to reduce inequalities, rather than leaving diabetes provision to be addressed only implicitly. Amendment 95, in clause 5, page 4, leave out lines 2 to 4 and insert— “(1) In exercising functions in relation to the health service, the Secretary of State must act with a view to enabling patients to make choices with respect to aspects of health services provided to them, including to make choices as to the provider of those services.”
“Amendment 19, in clause 4, page 3, line 29, at end insert— “(c) reduce inequalities between the people of England with respect to the access to health services and outcomes achieved for them between coastal and inland areas, and (d) reduce inequalities between the people of England with respect to the access to health services and outcomes achieved for them between rural and urban areas.” This amendment would create a duty for the Secretary of State to reduce inequalities between coastal and inland areas and rural and urban areas.”
“(5) The workforce transition plan must include— (a) an assessment of the number of personnel whose employment is affected by the abolition of NHS England; (b) the arrangements for the transfer, redeployment or redundancy of affected personnel; and (c) proposals for consultation with recognised trade unions and staff representative bodies in connection with the abolition.” This amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish an operating model for the merged DHSC/NHSE and associated plan to manage personnel before NHS England is abolished.”
“(3) The Secretary of State must publish a plan for the management of personnel affected by the abolition of NHS England and the transfer of its functions to the Department of Health and Social Care (the "workforce transition plan"). (4) The operating model document must include— (a) a description of how each of the functions exercised by NHS England is to be exercised following its abolition; (b) the governance and accountability arrangements for the exercise of those functions; (c) the organisational structure of the Department of Health and Social Care as it will operate following the abolition; and (d) the proposed timetable for the transition.”
“(4) In this section, "specialised services" has the same meaning as in section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended by this Act).” This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the performance of specialised services against national standards, and to maintain regular publication of data on their quality and outcomes, equivalent to the Specialised Services Quality Dashboards currently produced by NHS England. Amendment 102, in clause 1, page 1, line 2, at end insert— “(2) Before NHS England is abolished, the Secretary of State must publish a document setting out the operating model for the exercise of functions by the Department of Health and Social Care following the abolition of NHS England (the "operating model document").”
“(2) The Secretary of State must lay a report under subsection (1) before each House of Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year to which it relates. (3) The Secretary of State must make arrangements for the regular publication of data on the quality and outcomes of specialised services, including, but not limited to, data of the kind currently published as Specialised Services Quality Dashboards.”
“(2) A report under subsection (1) must include information relating to— (a) patient outcomes; (b) access to services; (c) waiting times; (d) workforce capacity; (e) service sustainability; (f) geographical variation in services; (g) compliance with national service specifications; and (h) arrangements for the coordination of specialist, community and neighbourhood care. (3) A report under subsection (1) must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on specialised services commissioned by integrated care boards. New clause 162— Specialised services: annual report and published data — “(1) The Secretary of State must, prepare a report on the performance of specialised services in England, measured against the relevant national standards for those services.”
“(3) The report may incorporate or cross-refer to existing published material (including the action summary tables and the women’s health data dashboard) where this meets the requirements of subsection (2).” New clause 160— Annual report on specialised services — “(1) Within 12 months of the passage of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish a report on the commissioning and performance of specialised services commissioned by integrated care boards.”
“(2) A report under this section must include— (a) a summary of delivery against the actions listed in the strategy’s action summary tables, including which actions are on track, delayed or revised and the reasons why that is the case; (b) data from the women’s health data dashboard (or any successor data publication) on performance, access, outcomes and experience at national and neighbourhood level; and (c) a summary of ongoing engagement with women, including through the women’s voices partnership and patient-reported experience and outcome measures, and how that engagement has informed delivery.”
“(3) The report must include— (a) the principal milestones and intended outcomes for patients and the health service in each of the areas listed in subsection (2), (b) the main risks to delivery and the steps being taken to mitigate them, and (c) how progress will be measured.” New clause 158— Progress reports on the women’s health strategy — “(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed and at least once every two years thereafter, publish and lay before Parliament a report on progress in delivering the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England (published April 2026) or any successor strategy.”
“(2) The report under subsection (1) must cover the following areas— (a) data quality, interoperability and the use of NHS data for research and innovation, (b) artificial intelligence, (c) genomics and predictive analytics, (d) wearables and real-time monitoring, and (e) robotics and precision technologies.”
“It would require guidance to the responsible local authority and integrated care boards to reflect the guidance and require the Secretary of State to publish a national self-care strategy. New clause 157— Report on delivery of transformative technology commitments — “(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, publish and lay before Parliament a report setting out the Government’s approach to delivering the transformative technology commitments in the document entitled “Fit for the Future: the 10 Year Health Plan for England” published in July 2025.”
“(4) The Secretary of State must lay the self-care strategy before Parliament on the day on which it is published and must review and update it at least every three years. (5) In this section— “neighbourhood health plan” has the same meaning as in section 24 of this Act; “self-care” means the actions taken by individuals to maintain their own health, manage minor or long-term conditions, including conditions that are self-limiting, and prevent ill health, including through the use of over-the-counter medicines, health information and digital tools.” This new clause would require neighbourhood health plans to include arrangements for supporting self-care and self-management.”