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Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2015. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England is continuing to consider whether to publish the minutes of meetings of the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group; what factors it is taking into consideration before making that decision; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

NHS England has advised that it is planning to publish the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) minutes for the meeting which took place in February. It plans to publish these minutes and others following the current NHS England consultation on the principles underpinning prioritisation in specialised services. The consultation closes on 27 April 2015 and can be found at:

www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/investing-in-specialised-commissioning

NHS England has advised that it intends to routinely publish minutes of CPAG meetings in the future, and is considering how to make available minutes of previous meetings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
224943
Session
2014-15
Related items
Clinical Priorities Advisory Group
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disclosure of information Clinical Priorities Advisory Group
Link
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