The Health and Social Care Act

Following Royal Assent, the Health and Social Care Bill is now the Health and Social Care Act. What will this mean for the NHS? Read our commentary and analysis on the latest NHS reforms.

Health Bill amendments: Our analysis and response

We give our response to the amendments, plus a detailed analysis of what's changed and the key questions that remain unanswered.

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Future Forum

Watch the launch of the Future Forum recommendations and our reaction to the government's response.

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NHS reform mythbusters

Will the reforms lead to privatisation of the health system? Are there too many managers in the NHS? We bust the myths on the NHS reforms.

Get the facts on the reforms

Recent publications

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Health Bill multimedia

John Healey on the Health and Social Care Bill

Rt Hon John Healey MP, Shadow Health Secretary gives his response to the Bill in a speech at The King’s Fund.

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The role of competition in the NHS reforms

New Labour's market reforms in the English NHS

Read the Health and Social Care Bill

Introduced into parliament on 19 January 2011, the Bill takes forward the areas of Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.

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