Health and Social Care Bill - key issues for ASN members
During April and May 2011, the Government announced a pause to take stock of the Health and Social Care Bill and make modifications to improve the overall impact of the health and social care reforms.
In consultation with its members, the Ambulance Service Network (ASN) submitted a response to the NHS Future Forum which had been tasked with leading the NHS listening exercise on the Government’s proposed NHS reform in England.
The ASN’s response set out a list of key issues for ASN members focusing on areas relating to the commissioning of some services provided by ambulance services and the application of Any Qualified Provider.
Read the ASN’s key points made on behalf of members to the NHS listening exercise, and how the NHS Future Forum's recommendations and the Government’s response have reflected some of these issues.
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