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<p>By law, the Secretary of State for Health, National Health Service bodies, private
and voluntary sector providers supplying NHS services, local authorities exercising
public health functions, and Health Education England must have regard to the NHS
Constitution in their decisions and actions. The annually published mandate to NHS
England also makes clear that the NHS should always provide the best care for everyone
wherever they are and whenever they need it, in line with the NHS Constitution.</p><p>
</p><p>NHS England is held to account for delivery of the mandate throughout the year,
culminating with the Secretary of State’s annual statutory assessment of its performance
which is laid in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>As required by the Health Act 2009, we
will be publishing a report on the effectiveness of the NHS Constitution in 2018.</p>
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