Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the correction of 1 November 2016 to the Answer of 26 October 2016 to Question 49779, what the terms of reference were of the NHS England investigation into the provision of patient transport services during July, August and September 2016; by what date he asked for that investigation to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
NHS England is finalising the terms of reference for an independent reviewer, including its anticipated duration, which will investigate how the commissioners were assured that all providers contracted by Coperforma were properly registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
NHS England will also be reminding all clinical commissioning groups of the need to ensure relevant patient transport providers are registered with the CQC.