This is my third post about the mandate because I think this is such an important part of the new NHS architecture. This one is looks at it from a different point of view – in a way that could turn the whole politics of the mandate on its head.
The main aim of the mandate is for the Secretary of State to hold the NCB to account for the £85 billion that it is handing over from the Treasury. The public pay that money in taxation and they have a right to some Parliamentary accountability for its disposal.
