Many of the proposals were drafted under the leadership of Simon Stevens and are intended to reinforce the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan.

In July 2024 the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced her decision to cancel the introduction of the cap on social care costs entirely.

[10] The act criminalises "aiding and abetting" women to undergo hymenorrhaphy, or hymen reconstruction surgery, along with virginity testing.

[12] It was claimed that the act will "dispose of unnecessary bureaucracy that has held the health service back", and will ensure the NHS is "more accountable to government".

Poorer people with lower wealth will be hit hardest – and some will still face crippling social care costs," according to the Health Foundation.