The mandate to NHS England sets the government’s objectives for NHS England, as well as its budget. In doing so, the mandate sets direction for the NHS, and helps ensure the NHS is accountable to Parliament and the public.
In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the Secretary of State must publish a mandate each year, to ensure that NHS England’s objectives remain up to date.
A new mandate to NHS England is due to be published following the completion of the Spending Review, to take effect from April 2016. This consultation document sets out how the government proposes to set the mandate to NHS England for this Parliament. The final mandate will be subject to the outcome of the government’s Spending Review.
The consultation document can be found by clicking the link below.
The Secretary of State must consult with NHS England and Healthwatch England before publishing the mandate. We wanted to go further and publish our proposals for setting the mandate so that stakeholders and the public can feed in their views.
Thank you to all those who have responded to this consultation. We are now considering responses and will publish the final mandate and the consultation response in due course.
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