Call for evidence outcome

Reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system: call for evidence

Applies to England

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The government hosted a public consultation from 30 July to 13 September on reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system. This is the government response to that consultation.

The document sets out the government’s plan for reducing excess bureaucracy for health and care staff, with 8 priority areas for action.


Original call for evidence

Summary

If you work in health or social care, or did until recently, we want your views on how to get rid of 'unnecessary bureaucracy' ‒ tasks and processes that need a lot of work but add little value.

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Call for evidence description

We’ll use your response alongside information we get from other places, such as meetings, interviews, research reports and academic literature, to:

  • find out the most common bureaucratic burdens experienced by staff providing care directly, as well as managerial and administrative staff, in the NHS, public health and social care sectors
  • help the government change processes, rules and regulations, including through planned reform of professional regulation, where we have existing powers to do so in the short or medium term

Documents

Published 30 July 2020
Last updated 24 November 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added the consultation response.

  2. First published.