Most policy "updates" are usually just tweaks in wording and grammar.

We analysed 10 years of legislation to see how many substantive changes there have been since 2012, excluding HR changes.
17 out of a total of 398 new laws affect providers. On average just 1 or 2 per year, and zero in 2023.

Policies 10 years of new laws

 

Legislation Year Relevance
Health and Care Act 2022 2022 c. 31 All Providers
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 2022 c. 27 Substance Abuse
Down Syndrome Act 2022 2022 c. 18 All Providers
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 2021 c. 19 All Providers
Coronavirus Act 2020 2020 c. 7 All Providers
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 2019 c. 18 All Providers
Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 2019 c. 7 Hospitals
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 2018 c. 31 All Providers
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 2018 c. 27 Hospitals
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 2018 c. 23 Ambulance
Children and Social Work Act 2017 2017 c. 16 Adult Social Care
Immigration Act 2016 2016 c. 19 All Providers
NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016 2016 c. 10 Hospitals
Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 2015 c. 29 All Providers
Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 2015 c. 28 All Providers
Care Act 2014 2014 c. 23 All Providers
Immigration Act 2014 2014 c. 22 All Providers
Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012 2012 c. 18 All Providers