A Bill to make provision about mandatory local consultation in relation to changes in services proposed by NHS Trusts and healthcare commissioning authorities; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
24 January 2017
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This bill would require NHS Trusts and healthcare commissioning authorities to run mandatory local consultations before proposing changes to NHS services. It aims to involve local people in decisions about service changes and to set out how those consultations should work, with related provisions to support the process.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it moves forward, it would proceed to Committee Stage for detailed examination, then Report Stage and remaining stages.
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25 Oct 2016
This Bill has been dropped by its sponsoring MP and will not progress any further.
This Bill was expected to have its second reading on Friday 27 January 2017.
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 25 October 2016. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill is a Private Member’s Bill. These are often not printed until close to the second reading debate. If the text is not yet available here and you wish to know more about this bill please contact its sponsor, Victoria Prentis.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
