Department of Health and Social Care: Reviews

(asked on 14th January 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 2024 and 5 January 2025; what the titles were of those reviews; and how many of those reviews have been (i) completed and (ii) published.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 21st January 2025

No taskforce was announced. The following table shows the reviews, investigations, and consultations that were announced and launched by the Department, between 5 July 2024 and 5 January 2025, and their current statuses:

Title

Announcement Date

Status

Consultation on Healthy Start eligibility for families who cannot access public funds

July 2024

Completed, with the outcome not yet published.

Darzi Investigation

July 2024

Completed, with the report published September 2024.

Junior doctors rotations Review

July 2024

Review not yet started.

Consultation on proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s

August 2024

Completed, with the outcome published.

New Hospital Programme Review

September 2024

Completed, with the outcome published.

Consultation on introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink: internet protocol television

September 2024

Completed, with the outcome published.

Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape

October 2024

In progress.

Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future (10 Year Plan consultation)

October 2024

In progress.

Leng Review: independent review of physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions

November 2024

In progress.

Consultation on tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: proposed regulations and guidance

November 2024

In progress.

Consultation on leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers (consultation)

November 2024

In progress.

Call for evidence, Standardised packaging for all tobacco products

November 2024

In progress.

Consultation on NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for 1 April 2025

December 2024

In progress.

Consultation on new reforms and independent commission to transform social care (consultation)

January 2025

In progress.

Reticulating Splines