Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 13 February 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

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18: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause— ““The Secretary of State’s duty as to preventing bureaucracy After section 1F of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert— ““1G Duty as to preventing bureaucracy In exercising functions in relation to the health service, the Secretary of State must, so far as in consistent with the interests of the health service, act with a view to securing— (a) that the NHS Commissioning Board shall exercise its functions in relation to the health service with a minimum level of management tiers, and (b) that any other person exercising functions in relation to the health service must have regard to the need to curb bureaucracy.””””

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 735 c600
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Complaints Children Contracts Advocacy Health Health services Finance Education Liability Environmental health Higher education Learning disability Private sector NHS Public appointments Management Negligence Standards Training Speech and language therapy Monitor Postgraduate education Speech and language disorders Care Quality Commission NHS Commissioning Board Health Education England Behaviour disorders Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation: Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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