Veterans: Access to health services
This briefing paper details the healthcare support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
This briefing provides an overview of the Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015.
Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 (2 MB , PDF)
On 2 July 2014, David Davis presented the Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill, having come 19th in the Private Members’ Bill ballot.
The Bill received its Commons Second Reading on 17 October 2014, its Committee stage on 15 January 2015, and its Report Stage and Third Reading on 27 February 2015. In the House of Lords, the Bill received its First Reading on 2 March 2015, Second Reading on 13 March, Committee Stage on 19 March and Third Reading on 25 March 2015. The Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament on 26 March 2015.
The Act has two distinct objectives that together seek to improve the handling of complaints by the Health Service Commissioner for England. The Act amends Section 14 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 as follows:
The Act extends to England and Wales only. The changes introduced by the Bill will, however, apply only to the Health Service Commissioner for England and complaints within her remit. The Act comes into force on 26 May – two months after the day on which it was passed.
Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 (2 MB , PDF)
This briefing paper details the healthcare support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 has its second reading on 29 November 2024. The text of the bill has not yet been published.
This briefing provides an overview of mental health policy in England.