Statement on NHS annual report and care objectives
5 July 2012 (updated on 5 July 2012)
Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, made a statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 4 July on the NHS annual report and care objectives.
NHS annual report
The Secretary of State for Health has published his first annual report to Parliament on the health service, alongside the report on the NHS constitution and the draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board. These documents can be found on the Department of Health website.
- The National Health Service and Public Health Service in England: Secretary of State's Annual Report 2011/2012 (PDF 1.83MB) (external site)
- Report on the effect of the NHS Constitution (PDF 429KB) (external site)
- Draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board (PDF 641KB) (external site)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Health services in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Statement on NHS annual report and care objectives
- Commons Hansard: Statement on NHS annual report and care objectives
- Topics: Health services
- Parliamentary news: Health services
Oral statements
Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.