Philip Hunt of Kings Heath
Former Labour health minister and long-standing NHS leader and manager, with experience as a minister in the Blair government and as the first chief executive of the NHS Confederation; active parliamentarian involved in shaping health policy and the forthcoming health bill.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 37min
The making of a Health Bill - Lord Hunt on the clashes to come
Lord Philip Hunt of Kings Heath, former Labour health minister and first NHS Confederation chief executive, discusses the forthcoming health bill. He outlines the bill’s timetable, likely clashes in the Commons and Lords, and the need for extensive secondary regulations. He explores centralising powers, tensions with devolution, risks around Healthwatch and data safeguards, and the political arithmetic in the Lords.
