Topic: Health
Reforming the NHS and the implications for local government
Our thoughts on the Darzi report as the reform of the NHS is a critical topic, especially when we consider its impact on local government.
Newham Council
Learn how Newham Council transformed its health and social care scrutiny process to be more inclusive, engaging, and reflective of the community’s diverse voices and experiences.
Health scrutiny and the new reconfiguration arrangements
Guidance material to support practitioners to better understand how they can act on new arrangements for the scrutiny of local NHS reconfigurations.
Health scrutiny and the new reconfiguration arrangements
This is a guide to the new reconfiguration arrangements, issued to complement statutory guidance issued by Government on 9 January 2024.
Health and Care Act: discussion paper
A discussion paper on Regulations and Statutory Guidance relating to health scrutiny, further to the Health and Care Act 2022.
Health and Care Act 2022
A briefing paper on local accountability of NHS bodies, in relation to local authorities’ overview and scrutiny arrangements.
Briefing for Parliamentarians on the Health and Care Bill
Briefing on the removal of the power of referral to the Secretary of State, in response to the Public Bill Committee for the Health and Care Bill.
Possible legislative provisions on scrutiny in the health Bill
CfGS has produced a draft of possible provisions, either for the Health and Care Bill or subsequent Regulations, to support the continued operation of health scrutiny. These provisions aim to simplify existing Regulations by providing a strong and independent role for scrutiny which sits within the policy objectives set out in the White Paper. These […]
Response to consultation: NHS System Oversight Framework, 2021/22
CfGS has responded to the NHS’s consultation on its System Oversight Framework for 2021/22. This work links closely with our ongoing work on the wider accountability framework in the health and care system, and on the Health and Care Bill. May 2021
Royal College of Nursing
An independent governance review, with focus on decision-making, strategy, culture, structures and processes.