NHS: Contracts
Commons · Question 119031 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS bodies are permitted to award contracts in which the contractor's remuneration is linked to reductions in patient care expenditure.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Mar 2026
National Health Service bodies are permitted to award contracts in which the contractor's remuneration is linked to reductions in patient care expenditure. NHS bodies, which are the contracting authority, design their procurements in a way that is both co...