Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how NHS England and integrated care boards will hold trusts to account on performance in specialised services in line with latest service specifications.
NHS England, together with integrated care boards when a specialised service is commissioned jointly in 2023/24, is responsible for assessing compliance with service specifications.
Actions resulting from non-compliance will vary depending on the reasons for and nature of non-compliance, as well as the location and availability of alternative service provision.