NHS Assembly

(asked on 20th March 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan, which (a) people and (b) organisations will be represented on the NHS Assembly; what the criteria is for their selection; how often that assembly will meet and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
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Stephen Hammond
This question was answered on 25th March 2019

The NHS Assembly will comprise around 50 members from a range of health and social care backgrounds. They will be selected on an individual, rather than ex-officio, basis and will therefore not formally represent specific groups or organisations. The Assembly is expected to meet between three and five times a year.

Following the conclusion of the public expression of interest exercise which closed on 6 March, almost 500 individuals registered an interest in being a member of the NHS Assembly. All expressions of interest are currently being reviewed with the Co-Chairs, to ensure the Assembly benefits from a balanced and diverse membership.

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