Health Bill: providers - fact sheet
Outlines the proposed changes in the upcoming Health Bill related to providers, including NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and independent providers.
Applies to England
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The Health Bill is supporting 2 overarching aims:
- improve patient safety and experience through a new single patient record (SPR), enabling joined-up, proactive care and empowering patients
- put power and resources in the hands of NHS organisations providing direct patient care by abolishing NHS England and stripping back national bureaucracy
See the Health Bill collection page for the bill’s other supporting documents:
- impact assessments
- equality impact assessments
- other fact sheets
Updates to this page
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Updated the fact sheet to provide further detail on advanced foundation trusts and integrated health organisations, clarify provider governance and engagement arrangements, and strengthen explanations of provider oversight and de-authorisation powers.
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First published.
Update history
2026-09-09 16:46
Updated the fact sheet to provide further detail on advanced foundation trusts and integrated health organisations, clarify provider governance and engagement arrangements, and strengthen explanations of provider oversight and de-authorisation powers.
2026-05-19 11:30
First published.