Second Report - Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
Select Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 320
1 October 2020
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Deferred
We are concerned that there does not appear to be a plan for the restoration...
Recommendation
We are concerned that there does not appear to be a plan for the restoration of dental services in England. We recommend that Sara Hurley (Chief Dental Officer for England) sets out her assessment of the challenges facing dentistry services …
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Government Response Summary
The government redirects responsibility for operational delivery and contracting of dental services away from the Chief Dental Officer, stating it lies with DHSC and NHS. It references an existing plan for resumption of dental services published in June 2020 and ongoing work on future contract mechanisms.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
Deferred
We note, meanwhile, that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for the...
Conclusion
We note, meanwhile, that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for the social care workforce. We will have more to say about support for those working in social care in our forthcoming report on Social care: workforce …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the Committee's comments that there is no equivalent of the NHS People Plan for social care and commits to addressing the social care workforce in the upcoming White Paper for Social Care Reform.
Department of Health and Social Care
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