Health Bill

What the Bill would do

The purpose of the Health Bill is to provide the legislative footing for the abolition of NHS England, as announced by the then Prime Minister in March 2025. The Bill will also give effect to a number of reforms and recommendations that were set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and Penny Dash’s review of patient safety across the health and care landscape (“Dash Review”), both published in July 2025. This Bill will: • Enable the establishment of a Single Patient Record. • Abolish NHS England and transfer its functions to either the Secretary of State or integrated care boards (ICBs). • Provide for implementation of the Dash Review recommendations related to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body and Healthwatch. • Deliver a range of targeted measures aiming to support the devolution of decision making to a local level; to embed a greater role for patient voice in health and social care decision making; and to clarify governance and responsibilities for ICBs and providers (including foundation trusts and NHS trusts).