Moved by
Baroness Merron
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at end insert—
“(1A) The Board of NHS England must be made up of—
(a) a Chair appointed by the Secretary of State;
(b) five other members so appointed of whom—
(i) one must be appointed to represent Directors of Public Health;
(ii) one must be appointed to represent the Local Government Association;
(iii) one must be appointed to represent the interest of patients;
(iv) one must be appointed to represent the staff employed in the NHS;
(v) one must be appointed to represent the integrated care partnerships;
(c) one further member appointed by the Secretary of State after being recommended by the Health Committee of the House of Commons as a person with appropriate knowledge and experience;
(d) executive members as set out in Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
(1B) In making the appointments in subsection (1A)(a) and (b) the Secretary of State must have due regard to—
(a) the need to ensure diversity and equality of opportunity; and
(b) the need to ensure that no person who could be perceived to have a conflict of interest by virtue of their current or recent employment or investment holding in any organisation with any role in the delivery of services to the NHS may be considered for appointment.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment requires changes to the membership and composition of the Board of NHS England to reflect its new role under the Bill.