Changes to the NHS and public health in England

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Last year, the Westminster Government began the process to make significant changes to the NHS and public health in England.

In April 2011, the Government called a pause midway through the process of making these changes law, to conduct a Listening Exercise and hear what the public and professionals think. You can read our submission and you can find out more about our involvement in the Listening Exercise.

Following the Listening Exercise, the Government has announced changes to their proposals - you can read more about our response to this.

NHS White Paper
The Government previously published a White Paper on the NHS ‘Liberating the NHS’ in June 2010, which proposed significant changes to the NHS and public health in England.

You can read our summary response that we sent to the Government on the key changes they proposed. If you would like more detail please read our responses to the consultation documents associated with the NHS White paper:

Public Health White Paper
The Government consulted separately on its plans for public health in November 2010. You can read our response to the White Paper, if you would like more detail please read our responses to the associated consultations:

For further information, contact us at policy@bhf.org.uk