Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any private contractors have been asked to deliver any part of the NHS 111 service since March 2020.
The core NHS 111 service is run by a mix of private, social enterprise and National Health Service providers across England.
The Coronavirus Response Service is run on behalf of NHS 111 by private providers, with clinical oversight and governance provided by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.