College Position
Following Royal Assent, the Health and Social Care Bill became
at Act of Parliament in March 2012
Read about the College's work on the
reforms
Read the College's position statement on the Bill
The College main concerns regarding the Bill were around:
- a reduction rather than an increase in health
inequalities;
- that integrated care is safeguarded over competition;
- that competition is only used in the NHS where it can be shown
to clearly benefit patients;
- parity of esteem between mental health and physical
health;
- continuation of a system of effective postgraduate medical
education and training;
- meaningful involvement of service users and carers in needs
assessment and commissioning processes; and
- flexibility for clinicians to undertake work for the benefit of
the wider NHS.