Politics and elections 2023 - Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social CareSir Robert Francis KC and our Chief Executive wrote to the Health Secretary in January calling on the Government to show clear leadership and declare a national incident in the NHS, with clearly communicated plans that protect patient safety and reduce the number of excess deaths related to the crisis. 2022 - Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Our Chief Executive wrote to the Health Secretary in September to welcome her to her new role. 2022 - Letter to the Secretary of State on Health and Social Care Our Chief Executive wrote to the Health Secretary in July asking him to take action to prevent a deterioration in NHS services that we warned would lead to unnecessary deaths. 2021 - Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social CareOur Chief Executive wrote to the Health Secretary in November, calling on him to act to protect the NHS. We made three specific suggestions on what ought to be done. 2021 - Letter to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social CareOur Chief Executive wrote to Sajid Javid to congratulate him on his appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and affirm our willingness to work with the Department. Manage Cookie Preferences