On the evening of Tuesday 5 July, after a period of considerable pressure on the Prime Minister’s leadership, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, and Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, resigned. Over 50 ministerial and Cabinet resignations followed, including that of Edward Argar as Minister for Health. On Thursday 7 July, Boris Johnson delivered a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street stating that it was “clearly now the will of the Parliamentary Conservative Party” for a new leader and Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson will remain as Prime Minister until a new leader is in place. He has appointed a Cabinet to serve until the new leader and Prime Minister is in place. Former Health Minister and Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new Health and Social Care Secretary. Former vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has taken over as Chancellor. Maria Caulfield has been promoted to Minster of State within the health team, and James Morris has taken on her patient safety and primary care portfolio.

This briefing includes:

1. Biographies of the new health ministers 
2. Biographies of the new Chancellor 
3. A summary of other changes made in the reshuffle
4. Conservative Party leadership contest 
5. NHS Providers press statement

NHS Providers have written to the new Secretary of State on behalf of the provider sector.