See also:
- The Health and Care Act https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/integration/the-health-and-care-act
- Dismantling the National Health Service in England https://reclaimthenhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IJHS_2022_Roderick_DismantlingNHSEngland.pdf
This Bill puts the new 42 regional Integrated Care Services (ICS) on a statutory basis and is a route to rationing and privatisation of health and social care. It will replace national standards of care, wage and staffing conditions with regional agreements. It places private companies in powerful positions in the Integrated Care Boards, meaning that the private sector is not only in a position to win more contracts but will also be determining the type and level of care provided.