Policy papers and consultations

How we provide additional support to our customers and our future plans, considering new technology and modernisation of our services.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 March 2024

This consultation seeks views on proposals to update the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Government’s response to the independent review into racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 11 March 2024

We are seeking your views on the design, development, evaluation and use of medical devices.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Government is seeking views on the role of incentives in general practice.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 5 March 2024

Report on changes to member contribution rates and the earning thresholds at which rates become payable.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 March 2024

The government’s response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2024

Response to the House of Lords committee report, 'Patients at the centre: integrating primary and community care', published on 15 December 2023.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2024

Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2024 to 2025 pay round.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Granular estimates of basic pay, total earnings and paybill for the hospital and community health sector workforce in England in 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2024 to 2025 pay round.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2024 to 2025 pay round.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Report on all regulations in force during the first reporting period made using the powers in specific sections of the act, including stakeholder feedback and the department’s response.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

The third action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

DHSC is seeking views on proposals to deliver phase 2 of the review of member contribution structure and other amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 February 2024

The UK NSC is consulting on whether to add the quadruple test to the antenatal screening pathway for Edwards' syndrome.

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Updated: 21 February 2024

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have launched a public consultation to propose reclassification of Codeine Linctus to prescription-only medicine.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Updated: 20 February 2024

Consultation seeking views on giving the General Dental Council powers and duties to provisionally register overseas-qualified dentists.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 February 2024

We are seeking your view on proposals for the procedure to be set out in regulations in connection with preparing and publishing information standards for health and adult social care in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 15 February 2024

A consultation on the proposed actions the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping.

• From: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 3 others
• Updated: 12 February 2024