Tom Riordan joins from the Department of Health and Social Care - where he's only been for a year - but was previously Leeds City Council CEO for 14yrs, and previously led the Yorkshire economic development agency

PS- we explored the options in this v interesting podcast the other day with former DH / NHSE policy director Ian Dodge - www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-health-c...

there is still that potential squirm out... But they've been clear so far that abolition means abolition

Govt quote is from 2 newspaper pieces last night -
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Then, it's much easier to wait to abolish at end of or - in extreme - 6 months into financial year

On the other hand: The tight timetable might 'force' govt into a slimmer version of the Bill which can pass in time.

Then, Q is which of the planned legislation changes will be dropped?

Although big inequalities by area - which I guess is not primarily a supply issue ? Well, could be supply/comms not serving the shape of population perhaps

thanks. This is the CMO summary slide

Yes - I share that suspicion (or at least, both supply and demand) - but I suppose there could be a broader fall in trust/medicine

not the point you're raising here - but re the data on falling uptake of several screening progs - are you aware of any good analysis on 'why'?
seems a little different to vaccines, but perhaps the factors are the same