28 January 2016
The Act facilitated health devolution, by enabling the devolution of public body functions to local authorities and combined authorities.
1 April 2016
NHS Improvement came into operation, resulting from the de facto merger of Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA).
23 June 2016
In a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, a majority voted to leave the EU. Arguments relating to the NHS were prominent during the referendum campaign.