House of Lords written statement – made at on 26 January 2006.
Lord Warner
Minister of State (NHS Delivery), Department of Health, Minister of State (Department of Health) (NHS Delivery)
I am today publishing The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2006–07.
This document sets the agenda for the National Health Service (NHS) in England for 2006–07. It provides guidance on the priorities, expectations and rules for the NHS in the coming financial year.
The document makes clear that further progress is expected in delivering improved services to patients, pushing forward the health reform programme and in returning the NHS to robust financial health.
2006–07 will be a year of transition and development in the NHS. As well as providing clear priorities the document also introduces interim rules to govern the management of the NHS while the new organisations develop and the reform programme becomes fully embedded.
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