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Health and Social Care Bill summary and update
The Bill proposes to create an independent NHS Board, promote patient choice, and to reduce NHS administration costs.
Key areas:
•Establishes an independent NHS Board to allocate resources and provide commissioning guidance
•Increases GPs’ powers to commission services on behalf of their patients
•Strengthens the role of the Care Quality Commission
•Develops Monitor, the body that currently regulates NHS foundation trusts, into an economic regulator to oversee aspects of access and competition in the NHS
•Cuts the number of health bodies to help meet the Government's commitment to cut NHS administration costs by a third, including abolishing Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.
31st January 2011 - The Bill had its Second Reading debate and was committed to a Public Bill Committee.
31st March 2011 - The Committee last considered the Bill.
The Bill has now completed its committee stage. The Bill will be reprinted to incorporate the changes made during committee consideration of the Bill and is waiting for its Report stage on the floor of the House.
