PART 1The health service in England

The health service: overview

6The Secretary of State’s duty as to research

After section 1D of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

“1EDuty as to research

In exercising functions in relation to the health service, the Secretary of State must promote—

(a)research on matters relevant to the health service, and

(b)the use in the health service of evidence obtained from research.”