The Health and Social Care Select Committee will question senior
figures from across the health sector on their views on the
Government's plans to abolish NHS England and merge it with the
Department of Health and Social Care, in an evidence session at
9.30am on Wednesday 26 March.
In a three-panel session, the Committee will probe what the risks
and opportunities of the announced changes may be, hearing
perspectives on patient safety, workforce, and broader
implications for the health service.
MPs will ask what lessons the Department might be able to learn
from previous attempts at restructuring in the health service,
how the reorganisation of NHSE is likely to impact staff morale
and how the Government can ensure that staff are able to stay
focused on delivering services and the Government's wider plans
to recover the NHS, rather than being distracted by structural
change.
The session on Tuesday comes ahead of the Committee questioning
the Health and Social Care Secretary, the Rt Hon MP, on the detail of the announced changes, in a
hearing on 8 April.
Witnesses on 26 March
At 9.30am
- Dr Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner
- Sharon Brennan, Director of Policy and External Affairs,
National Voices
At 10.00
- Dr Jeanette Dickson, Chair, Council of the Academy of Medical
Royal Colleges
- Professor Phillip Banfield, Council Chair, British Medical
Association (BMA)
- Professor Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief
Executive, Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
At 10.45
-
, Chief Executive, NHS
Confederation
- Nicholas Timmins, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
(IfG)
- Siva Anandaciva, Director of Policy, Events and Partnerships,
The King's Fund
