§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health has made the following Written Ministerial Statement today.
Derek Wanless has today published his report, Securing Good Health for the Whole Population, which has been commissioned jointly by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and me. Copies have been placed in the Library.
The report makes recommendations to the Government on implementing cost-effective approaches to improving population health, prevention and reducing health inequalities, and advises on whether current action is consistent with the fully engaged scenario which was outlined in the first Wanless report, Securing Our Future Health: Taking A Long-Term View (2002).
The Government will address the report through the formal consultation on public health which will be launched next week and through the forthcoming White Paper on public health.