Health and Social Care Bill

Page 18, line 18, after “persons” insert “from all relevant healthcare providers”

Page 19, line 4, at end insert—

“( ) the local presence of the Board must be sufficient to support such integration.”

Page 37, line 3, after “persons” insert “from all relevant healthcare providers”

Page 90, line 16, at end insert “with a paramount duty towards the safety of people who use health care services”

Page 98, line 25, at end insert—

“( ) The cases referred to in subsections (2) and (3) shall be (in so far they would not otherwise be) “relevant merger situations” for the purposes of Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Public interest consideration

In section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (specified considerations), after subsection (2C) insert—

“(2D) The interest of the promotion in the United Kingdom of a comprehensive health service is specified in this section.

(2E) For the purposes of subsection (2D) a “comprehensive health service” means a health service—

(a) designed to secure the improvements set out in section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006; and

(b) that is free of charge at the point of delivery except as specified in section 1(3) of that Act”.

Page 118, line 31, leave out subsection (2)

Page 123, line 24, leave out subsection (11)

Page 159, line 16, at end insert—

“( ) before “purpose” insert “exclusive”,

( ) at end insert “as detailed in an annual plan presented to and approved by its council of governors”

Page 176, line 12, after “services” insert “including services directly commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board at a regional or national level”