Queen's Speech December 2019
A digest of the legislation announced in the December 2019 Queen's Speech of note to the NHS.
This briefing provides an overview of the legislation announced in the December 2019 Queen's Speech of note to the NHS.
Key points
- Commitment to enshrine the NHS multi-year funding settlement into law through an NHS Funding Bill.
- An ambitious programme of domestic reform that will deliver on the people’s priorities through a NHS Long Term Plan Bill.
- Commitment to seeking a cross-party long term reform for social care so that everyone has the dignity they deserve and nobody who needs care has to sell their home.
- Reform of the Mental Health Act.
- Introduction of a new points-based system for immigration, including introducing a new fast-track NHS Visa to attract the best healthcare professionals from around the world via the Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill.
- Commitment for the Health Services Investigations Bill.
- Introduction of a bill on medicine and medical devices that will ensure that NHS and patients can have faster access to innovative medicines, while supporting the growth of our domestic sector.
