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Health and Care Bill factsheets

Information about the Health and Care Bill.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 19 July 2021
• Last updated: 10 March 2022 바카라 사이트� See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Health and Care Bill: adult social care provider information (data)

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Health and Care Bill: advertising of less healthy food and drink

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Health and Care Bill: arm's length body transfer of functions power

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Health and Care Bill: banning virginity testing

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Health and Care Bill: capital spending limits for NHS foundation trusts

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Health and Care Bill: competition

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Health and Care Bill: discharge

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Health and Care Bill: food information for consumers 바카라 사이트� powers to amend retained EU law

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Health and Care Bill: Health Services Safety Investigations Body

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Health and Care Bill: hospital food

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Health and Care Bill: information

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Health and Care Bill: Integrated Care Boards and local health and care systems

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Health and Care Bill: integration measures

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Health and Care Bill: improving accountability and ensuring public confidence 바카라 사이트� NHS accountability measures

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Health and Care Bill: medical examiners

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Health and Care Bill: medicine information systems

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Health and Care Bill: new trusts

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Health and Care Bill: NHS payment scheme

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Health and Care Bill: professional regulation

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Health and Care Bill: provider selection and patient choice

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Health and Care Bill: provision of social care services 바카라 사이트� financial assistance (provider payments)

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Health and Care Bill: reciprocal healthcare arrangements

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Health and Care Bill: reimbursement arrangement exceptions for vaccines and pandemic treatments

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Health and Care Bill: service integration 바카라 사이트� the Better Care Fund (BCF)

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Health and Care Bill: special health authority time limits

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Health and Care Bill: water fluoridation

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Health and Care Bill: workforce accountability and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs)

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Details

The factsheets contain details on the measures in the Health and Care Bill 2021. They explain why they are needed and what impact they will have.

Published 19 July 2021

Last updated 10 March 2022 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2022

   Updated 'Health and Care Bill: integration measures' to reflect a government amendment tabled at Lords Report Stage of the Health and Care Bill to include consideration of inequalities in heath and wellbeing and the benefits services in the Triple Aim.

2. 23 February 2022

   The 바카라 사이트楢dvertising of less healthy food and drink바카라 사이트� factsheet has been amended to provide a further explanation of products in scope of the policy. The date at which the policy is expected to come into force has been clarified as 1 January 2023. The exemption for 'adverts not intended for UK audiences (online only)' has been updated in line with a government amendment made at Commons Committee stage. In the 바카라 사이트楢rm's length body transfer of functions power바카라 사이트� factsheet, Public Health England has been removed from those listed as being automatically out of scope. The statement that there are no immediate plans to transfer functions of ALBs has been removed. In the 바카라 사이트業ntegration measures바카라 사이트� factsheet new information has been added on proposals in the Bill for Care Quality Commission (CQC) reviews of Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Bill proposes a new duty on the CQC to review each local ICS. The 바카라 사이트楳edical examiners바카라 사이트� factsheet has been updated to reflect that the proposed power in the Bill extends to Welsh NHS bodies to appoint medical examiners rather than only local health boards in Wales. In the 바카라 사이트楴HS payment scheme바카라 사이트� factsheet, the reference to impact of current tariff rules on hospital activity has been removed. In the 바카라 사이트楶rovider selection and patient choice바카라 사이트� factsheet, the statistic for percentage of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with NHS England and NHS Improvement proposals in 2019 corrected from 79% to 76%. The 바카라 사이트楻eciprocal healthcare arrangements바카라 사이트� factsheet has been updated to provide information on new powers for the devolved governments when the implementation of reciprocal healthcare agreements are devolved. Two new factsheets, 'Vaccine reimbursement' and 'Virginity testing' have been added.

3. 19 July 2021

   First published.