The Department recognised that there is an element of accountability in its relationship with the NHS, and said it was holding NHS England to account through the trajectories set out in numerous recovery plans, from primary care to elective recovery. The Department believed that the NHS was on trajectory to meet targets, but this was dependent on meeting ongoing challenges.26 NHS England confirmed that it was particularly worried about the next winter.27 When asked whether or not it was on tr...

The Department recognised that there is an element of accountability in its relationship with the NHS, and said it was holding NHS England to account through the trajectories set out in numerous recovery plans, from primary care to elective recovery. The Department believed that the NHS was on trajectory to meet targets, but this was dependent on meeting ongoing challenges.26 NHS England confirmed that it was particularly worried about the next winter.27 When asked whether or not it was on trajectory for recovery for urgent and emergency services, NHS England told us that meeting Category 2 30-minute ambulance response time would be the most Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: 5.1 The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. 5.2 While the department approaches all its work in a spirit of continuous improvement, the government nonetheless disagrees with the Committee's recommendation. Parliament has itself articulated the