National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill

Key Points

• Proposes co-funding arrangements for NHS services in England.
• Extends the use of co-payments (charges paid by patients) for NHS care.
• Applies to NHS services delivered in England (not Scotland or Wales).
• Sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative MP).
• Has reached the 2nd reading in the House of Commons (originating in the Commons).

Progress

The Bill has completed the 1st reading and is at the 2nd reading in the Commons; no further stages are recorded here.