Richard Douglas, Director-General Policy, Strategy & Finance, Department of Health and Head of the Government Finance Profession, HM Treasury, has written to John Beanland, DTUS Chair, Karen Didovich, Senior Employment Relations Adviser, Royal College of Nursing, and Christina McAnea, Unison National Secretary for Health.
The letter:
- formally seeks views in accordance with section 28(7) of the NHS Act 2006, on the proposed establishment of two Special Health Authorities (SpHAs) - the NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA) and Health Education England (HEE)
- annexes further details on the proposals for the establishment and functions of the SpHAs
- welcomes responses by 31 January 2012