Statutory guidance

Reconfiguring NHS services - ministerial intervention powers

Guidance setting out the process for ministerial intervention in reconfiguration of NHS services, including when and how NHS commissioning bodies must notify the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of NHS service changes.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
9 January 2024
Last updated
31 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Reconfiguring NHS services - ministerial intervention powers

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Privacy notice

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Notification form

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Call-in request form

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Details

This guidance set out the new process for ministerial intervention in the reconfiguration of NHS services, which applies from 31 January 2024.

Under the new process:

  • NHS commissioning bodies have a legal duty to notify the Secretary of State of notifiable reconfigurations of NHS services
  • local authorities can no longer make new referrals to the Secretary of State under the 2013 regulations
  • call-in requests can be submitted to the Secretary of State - the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) expects these only to be used in exceptional situations where local resolution has not been reached
Published 9 January 2024
Last updated 31 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. In the attachment 'Call-in request form', we corrected the email address provided for users to submit a call-in request.

  2. First published.