The green paper set out a vision for a new National Care Service, began the 'big care debate with the public' and set out three main funding options for consultation.
Andy Burnham and Sir David Nicholson announced the policy of the NHS as the preferred provider to get patients the best care while looking after NHS staff.
The Act made legislative provisions for some of the 'Next stage review' proposals and established new powers for the de-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts.
Sir Michael Marmot's 'Fair society, healthy lives' argued existing health inequalities were largely preventable through action to address social determinants of health.
