Moved by
Lord Howarth of Newport
114: After Clause 80, insert the following new Clause—
“Creative health
(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act the Secretary of State must establish a review to consider and report on social prescribing and other creative health interventions, including—
(a) the existing provision, quality and effectiveness of social prescribing and other creative health interventions,
(b) the evidence base and research requirements,
(c) the benefits in terms of preventing ill health and aiding recovery,
(d) the impact on health inequalities, social value and communities,
(e) barriers to innovation,
(f) sustainability,
(g) means to integrate creative health with other approaches to health care and social care, and
(h) the potential to extend and improve creative health provision, including—
(ii) the costs and benefits of doing so, and
(iii) the resources and actions needed to realise this potential.
(2) The Secretary of State must appoint as Chair and members of the reviewing committee individuals who appear to the Secretary of State likely to have an informed and independent view of the relevant issues.
(3) The review must consult—
(a) creative health practitioners,
(b) people with lived experience of social prescribing and other creative health interventions,
(c) charities working in the field of creative health,
(d) the National Academy for Social Prescribing,
(e) the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities,
(f) Integrated Care Partnerships,
(g) Royal Colleges,
(h) NHS Providers,
(i) the NHS Confederation,
(j) Health Education England,
(k) the Local Government Association,
(l) social care providers,
(m) Research Councils,
(n) Academic Health Science Networks, and
(o) others that the Chair of the review considers appropriate.
(4) The review must make recommendations to the Secretary of State on the topics described in subsection (1).
(5) The report of the review must be published within 18 months of the passing of this Act.
(6) Within three months of receiving the report the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement specifying how he or she intends to implement the recommendations of the review, including timescales and budget.”