Plans for future health spending will come under close scrutiny when the House of Commons Health Committee visits Salford next week.
The four-hour meeting on Monday 21 March at Salford Royal hospital will see MPs question the heads of health bodies including the Chief Executive of Care England Professor Martin Green, the Policy Director for Healthwatch England Neil Tester, Wigan council leader Lord Peter Smith, GMCA head Sir Howard Bernstein and regional bosses at charities Scope and Mind.
The Commons Health Committee are reviewing the effects of the Government’s five-year plans for public spending on health and social care.
While NHS England’s total budget will rise by £7.6 billion over the next five years over the period, other
health spending will fall by more than £3 billion.
Local authority public health budgets will be cut by 3.9 per cent a year; a real-terms reduction of at least £600 million in public health spending by 2020/21.
The sessions, from 2pm to 5.30pm on Monday 21 March, are open to the public – you can book your place here.
They take place at Mayo Building, Salford Royal, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Committee Chair, Dr Wollaston said the committee was delighted to be visiting Salford.
“We will be seeing the work of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, which has a good reputation for innovation and efficiency in healthcare, and we are hoping to hear how the Trust achieves results for its patients.
“The Committee will also be taking oral evidence at Salford Royal, when we will be talking to representatives from a range of national and local bodies about the implications of the spending plans.
“In particular we will be asking whether integrating health and social services will improve services for patients as well as delivering savings.
“We hope that between them our witnesses will give us a detailed picture of the situation on the ground in today’s NHS.”
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