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HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q What are your thoughts on the abolition of Healthwatch? Does Healthwatch have teeth? Does it influence people? Is it influencing the decision makers? Could it be reformed or…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Does removing local authority representation from ICBs weaken the link with local elected representatives, or is it beneficial? Councillor Wright: I assume that was directed at…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Does it surprise you that the Bill is being brought forward before it has been properly and completely designed? We have tabled some amendments to clause 47; I appreciate that…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Mr Restell. When the NHS has been reorganised in the past, it has become more centralised or less centralised. Which do you think this Bill does? Jon Restell:…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Maria, how do you think the Bill and all the changes around ICB funding will affect local services? To what extent does the process in itself cause disruption—or not?…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Of course, it would need to be viewable across the whole country for people who travel around. What about the security of this data? Lots of people have expressed concerns about…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you have any thoughts on the separation of elements of the record such as safeguarding records and sexual health records? We have heard about carers being able to see parts…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Yes, although yesterday we received an answer to a written parliamentary question saying that the abolition of NHS England is causing no disruption to the development of new…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)The question is, how do you find it within the way it is structured?16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Presumably, the obstetrician may need to be aware of previous pregnancies, but the patient may not want their current partner to know about them. Dr Cocker: Yes, and those are…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Blythe, what value does your council of governors add to your trust? James Blythe: Councils of governors across the NHS have added significant value since they were…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Earlier in this session we heard concerns that you keep some information secret. You have the safe space legislation in place. Does that improve or weaken safety? Dr…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Earlier on it was asked what would happen if the HSSIB was rolled into the CQC, yet the problem with the healthcare was a failure of the CQC to properly regulate or investigate.…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Another question that has been raised about independence is the choice of what to investigate. The Secretary of State can direct, but the impact assessment suggests that the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Thank you. You are nodding, Dr Cocker. Dr Cocker: I was just going to say that we did do some exploratory work in relation to safeguarding, because that is quite a key part of…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Dr Benneyworth. There seems to have been a bit of a muddle in how some of this has been expressed this morning. For clarity, could you explain how a regulator is…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q My first question goes to all of you. In principle, the single patient record offers opportunity, but people have expressed reservations, as have each of your charities. What…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)So you are losing a protection with the Bill. Sally Burlington: Exactly.16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q The ICBs and trusts are going to operate under the spectre of direct intervention by the Secretary of State, who is taking much more interventional powers in this Bill. What…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q 60 Good afternoon, gentlemen. My first question is to the NHS Alliance. In a survey published last month, your organisation found that two thirds of trusts and integrated care…16 Jun 2026