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UK Parliament · Bill
Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015
Summary
This Act sets out legal requirements for hospitals, care homes, and other health services to maintain high safety and quality standards. It gives regulators more power to inspect services and hold healthcare providers accountable if they fail to meet these standards.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing stronger rules to make sure hospitals and care homes are safer and provide better quality care. It helps protect patients by requiring healthcare providers to be more transparent about safety issues and quality standards.
A vote to oppose means
- —Some people worry the Act creates too much paperwork and costs for smaller care providers. Others concern that extra regulations might slow down treatment or take focus away from actually caring for patients.
Cast Your Vote
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading2 Jul 2014
- 2nd reading7 Nov 2014
- Committee stage10 Dec 2014
- Report stage9 Jan 2015
- 3rd reading9 Jan 2015
Lords
- 1st reading12 Jan 2015
- 2nd reading6 Feb 2015
- Committee stage13 Mar 2015
- Report stage18 Mar 2015
- 3rd reading25 Mar 2015
Royal Assent26 Mar 2015
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