Health and Social Care Bill

47A: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause— ““Health Education England (1) The Secretary of State shall establish a body to be known as Health Education England, answerable to the Secretary of State and charged with the responsibility of ensuring and maintaining high standards of education and training of the NHS healthcare workforce. (2) In pursuit of that responsibilities, Health Education England shall have due regard to— (a) the responsibilities of the universities and the Royal Colleges and of other bodies involved with education and training; (b) the statutory responsibilities and authority of the regulatory bodies operating in the healthcare field; and (c) the necessity of ensuring that commissioning groups, foundation trusts, general medical practices and other qualified providers offer appropriate facilities for education, training and research.””