Health and Care Bill — Schedule 2 — Integrated Care Boards: Constitution etc — Exclusion of Private Sector Representatives — 22 Nov 2021 at 22:13

The majority of MPs voted not to exclude representatives of private healthcare providers, other than NHS GPs, from being members of NHS decision-making boards including integrated care boards and their committees.

MPs were considering the Health and Care Bill.^[1][2][3]

The amendment rejected in this vote was:

• Amendment 78, page 126, line 26, at end insert—
• ‘(2A) Representatives of private providers of healthcare services, other than general practitioners who hold a contract for the provision of primary medical services in the area, may not be appointed to NHS decision-making boards, integrated care boards, or any place-based committee or sub-committee of the boards.”

Had it not been rejected this amendment would have added an additional section to part of Schedule 2 of the Bill setting out the requirements for constitutions for Integrated Care Boards titled Ordinary members.

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• [1] Parliament's webpage on the Health and Care Bill, Parliament.uk
• [2] Health and Care Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee, 2 November 2021, Parliament.uk
• [3] Explanatory notes to the Health and Care Bill as introduced on 6 July 2021, Parliament.uk

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