Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 24 April (Official Report, col. 1510) that elective care services are not relevant to the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013, what effect those regulations will have on the tendering of elective care services.[HL253]
Answer
It is the policy of the Government, and the previous Administration, for commissioners to secure acute elective services through the any qualified provider model rather than through a competitive tender. The regulations do nothing to change this approach.