Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Jun 2020 Closed: 2 Dec 2020 Parliament page
On Monday 22 June, in the next of our new series of work on NAO reports into the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will question the Permanent Secretary and Finance Director at the Department for Health and Social Care; the Chief Executive of the NHS; NHS England; Public … Read more
6 Recommendations
20 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
Reading the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak
Amanda Pritchard · NHS England Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Professor Paul Johnstone · Public Health England Rosamond Roughton · Department for Health and Social Care Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care Sir Simon Stevens · NHS England and NHS Improvement Steve Powis · NHS England
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
3 Recommendation Deferred
Fourteenth Report: Readying the NH…
This pandemic has shown the tragic impact of delaying much needed social care reform, and...
This pandemic has shown the tragic impact of delaying much needed social care reform, and instead treating the sector as the NHS’s poor relation. This Committee has highlighted the need for change in the social care sector for many years, … Read more
Government Response
The government agreed with the recommendation for social care reform but deferred specific plans and timelines, stating it is actively considering proposals and will provide an update after the forthcoming spending review, while prioritising immediate winter care needs.
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 6 classified

Total 6 recs + 20 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
16 Oct 2020 Correspondence from Julian Kelly, NHS Chief Financial Officer, re Readying the NHS and social care for COVID-19, dated 18 September 2020
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21 Jul 2020 Correspondence from Public Health England in relation to the Committee's inquiry Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak, dated 2 July 2020
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