On 11 October the House of Commons Health Select Committee will start an inquiry into the state of NHS finances. At 2.30pm, the committee will take oral evidence from:
Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General
Chris Hopson, Chief Executive, NHS Providers
Julie Wood, Chief Executive, NHS Clinical Commissioners
Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, Chair, NHS Confederation
This is in response to the recent request from NHS Providers – the trade association for NHS Foundation Trusts and Trusts – for an inquiry into how to get NHS Providers out of the impossible situation they are now in, as a result of NHS underfunding. That is ok. What is not ok is that they said the inquiry should look at a range of chilling proposals – including ending comprehensive NHS care that’s free to all at the point of use, based on people’s clinical need.
The terms of reference for the inquiry…
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