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Health and Social Care Bill

We will need to discuss that point as the Bill goes through the House. With a joint integrated commission, it is the Secretary of State's role to make that appointment. It is a far more fundamental position, and such an approach is a necessary part of accountability to Parliament. The new registration system for providers of health care and adult social care, which will cover both public and independent provision, will set the requirements that every registered organisation will need to meet. They will include requirements relating to infection control. With the creation of a new registration system for all registered activity, patients can rest assured that the care or treatment that they choose will be from providers who have demonstrated compliance with the same key safety and quality requirements, no matter where that treatment is provided.