Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health, gives oral evidence about the implementation of the proposals to reform NHS commissioning outlined in government’s White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'.
Background
The health committee inquiry into NHS Commissioning has been examining a number of themes, many of which are likely to feature during this session:
- Clinical engagement in commissioning
- The participation of new entrants and scope for innovation
- The role of the Third Sector
- Specialist Service commissioning
- Patient voices in decisionmaking
- The role of the NHS Commissioning Board
- The legal framework ufor commissioning consortia
- The interface with the Public Health Service
- Integration of health with social care and service reconfiguration
- Transitional arrangements
- Resource allocation - and where the “buck stops”
- Accountability arrangements and the role of Health Watch
Witnesses
The meeting starts on Wednesday 15 December at 9.15am.
- Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State for Health
- Dame Barbara Hakin DBE, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, Department of Health
- Dr David Colin-Thomé OBE, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health
Further Information
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