Health Bill

Health and Social Care Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 19 May 2026 Parliament page
The bill was introduced its Health Bill the House of Commons on 14 May 2026. The main purpose of the bill would be to abolish NHSE and transfer its functions to either ICBs or the Department of Health and Social Care, including transferring some powers directly to the Secretary of … Read more
3 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Event
Activity timeline 2 events
12 Jun
2026
Report published
2 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
2 Jun 2026
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Oral Evidence
Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor · Local Government Association Dr Hugh Alderwick · The Health Foundation Dr Victoria Tzortziou · Royal College of GPs Sarah Woolnough · The Kings Fund
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27 HC 219 12 Jun 2026 9 Pending
Recommendations & Conclusions
9 results
1 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
In our Palliative Care report, we urged the government to reconsider its decision to remove...
In our Palliative Care report, we urged the government to reconsider its decision to remove local authority representation on ICBs. We remain convinced that removing their representation from ICBs is a damaging move that will undermine the government’s efforts to … Read more
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2 Recommendation
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We recommend that the statutory requirement for ICBs to have at least one member jointly...
We recommend that the statutory requirement for ICBs to have at least one member jointly nominated by local authorities be retained. (Recommendation, Paragraph 8)
Department of Health and Social Care
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3 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We believe that this bill is a missed opportunity for the government to either reform...
We believe that this bill is a missed opportunity for the government to either reform and promote the use of section 75 arrangements, or to provide an alternative mechanism that it believes is more effective in addressing the challenges funding … Read more
Department of Health and Social Care
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4 Recommendation
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We recommend that the Health Bill be amended to require the Secretary of State to...
We recommend that the Health Bill be amended to require the Secretary of State to review the effective use of Section 75 of the NHS Act 2006, and to produce guidance to support NHS bodies and local authorities making use … Read more
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5 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We continue to believe that achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health requires...
We continue to believe that achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health requires sustained investment in mental health services and recommend that meeting, rather than just reporting on, the Mental Health Investment Standard should be a statutory requirement … Read more
Department of Health and Social Care
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6 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We welcome the duty that the bill places on the Secretary of State to involve...
We welcome the duty that the bill places on the Secretary of State to involve the public in the planning of commissioning arrangements. However, it is unclear to us from the language in the bill whether this would go as … Read more
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7 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
As the Health Bill makes provision about the duties of integrated care boards (ICBs), it...
As the Health Bill makes provision about the duties of integrated care boards (ICBs), it provides an ideal vehicle to provide a level playing field between education bodies and ICBs, so that ICBs are also under a legal obligation to … Read more
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8 Conclusion
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
Health inequalities represent a serious and continuing injustice across the country.
Health inequalities represent a serious and continuing injustice across the country. The almost 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy between different parts of the country is morally unacceptable. While the government has set out the right vision for a cross … Read more
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9 Recommendation
1st Report – Health Bill 2026–27
We recommend that the Secretary of State’s duties in relation to health inequalities in clause...
We recommend that the Secretary of State’s duties in relation to health inequalities in clause 4 of the bill be strengthened and that all ministers should be under a duty to consider how policies they enact might contribute to or … Read more
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