Providers of Health and Social Care (Schemes under Section 71 of the National Health Service Act 2006) Bill

Key Points

• It would amend Section 71 of the NHS Act 2006 to let schemes under that section provide for meeting liabilities of health and social care providers in relation to integrated services.
• It aims to give funding arrangements flexibility to cover debts or obligations arising from integrated health and social care services.
• The bill concerns the integration of health and social care services and how those schemes might fund liabilities.
• Parliamentary progress: the 1st reading in the Commons was on 2016-07-04 and the bill is now at the 2nd reading in the Commons; it originated in the Commons.
• Policy area: healthcare

Progress

The bill has completed its 1st reading in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage, having originated in the Commons.