MPs examined clauses that would put NHS workforce planning under the Health Secretary and give ministers more power over local NHS decisions, including the use of private providers and the removal of integrated care board chief executives. Opposition MPs said the Bill could centralise too much power and weaken safeguards, while the Government argued the new powers are needed for accountability, flexibility and future reform.

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