Part 1 The Health Service in England

The health service: overview

• 1 Secretary of State's duty to promote comprehensive health service
• 2 The Secretary of State's duty as to improvement in quality of services
• 3 The Secretary of State's duty as to the NHS Constitution
• 4 The Secretary of State's duty as to reducing inequalities
• 5 The Secretary of State's duty as to promoting autonomy
• 6 The Secretary of State's duty as to research
• 7 The Secretary of State's duty as to education and training
• 8 Secretary of State's duty as to reporting on and reviewing treatment of providers
• 9 The NHS Commissioning Board
• 10 Clinical commissioning groups

Arrangements for provision of health services

• 11 The Secretary of State's duty as to protection of public health
• 12 Duties as to improvement of public health
• 13 Duties of clinical commissioning groups as to commissioning certain health services
• 14 Power of clinical commissioning groups as to commissioning certain health services
• 15 Power to require Board to commission certain health services
• 16 Secure psychiatric services
• 17 Other services etc provided as part of the health service
• 18 Regulations as to the exercise by local authorities of certain public health functions
• 19 Regulations relating to EU obligations
• 20 Regulations as to the exercise of functions by the Board or clinical commissioning groups
• 21 Functions of Special Health Authorities
• 22 Exercise of public health functions of the Secretary of State

Further provision about the Board

• 23 The NHS Commissioning Board: further provision
• 24 Financial arrangements for the Board

Further provision about clinical commissioning groups

• 25 Clinical commissioning groups: establishment etc
• 26 Clinical commissioning groups: general duties etc
• 27 Financial arrangements for clinical commissioning groups
• 28 Requirement for primary medical services provider to belong to clinical commissioning group

Further provision about local authorities' role in the health service

• 29 Other health service functions of local authorities under the 2006 Act
• 30 Appointment of directors of public health
• 31 Exercise of public health functions of local authorities
• 32 Complaints about exercise of public health functions by local authorities

Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts

• 33 Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities
• 34 Abolition of Primary Care Trusts

Functions relating to fluoridation of water

• 35 Fluoridation of water supplies
• 36 Procedural requirements in connection with fluoridation of water supplies
• 37 Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision

Functions relating to mental health matters

• 38 Approval functions
• 39 Discharge of patients
• 40 After-care
• 41 Provision of pocket money for in-patients
• 42 Transfers to and from special hospitals
• 43 Independent mental health advocates
• 44 Patients' correspondence
• 45 Notification of hospitals having arrangements for special cases

Emergency powers

• 46 Role of the Board and clinical commissioning groups in respect of emergencies
• 47 Secretary of State's emergency powers

Miscellaneous

• 48 New Special Health Authorities
• 49 Primary care services: directions as to exercise of functions
• 50 Charges in respect of certain public health functions
• 51 Pharmaceutical services expenditure
• 52 Secretary of State's duty to keep health service functions under review
• 53 Secretary of State's annual report
• 54 Certification of death
• 55 Amendments related to Part 1 and transitional provision

Part 2 Further Provision about Public Health

• 56 Abolition of Health Protection Agency
• 57 Functions in relation to biological substances
• 58 Radiation protection functions
• 59 Repeal of AIDS (Control) Act 1987
• 60 Co-operation with bodies exercising functions in relation to public health

Part 3 Regulation of Health and Adult Social Care Services

• 61 Monitor
• 62 General duties
• 63 Secretary of State's guidance on duty under section 62(9)
• 64 General duties: supplementary
• 65 Power to give Monitor functions relating to adult social care services
• 66 Matters to have regard to in exercise of functions
• 67 Conflicts between functions
• 68 Duty to review regulatory burdens
• 69 Duty to carry out impact assessments
• 70 Information
• 71 Failure to perform functions
• 72 Functions under the Competition Act 1998
• 73 Functions under Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002
• 74 Competition functions: supplementary
• 75 Requirements as to procurement, patient choice and competition
• 76 Requirements under section 75: investigations, declarations and directions
• 77 Requirements under section 75: undertakings
• 78 Guidance
• 79 Mergers involving NHS foundation trusts
• 80 Co-operation with the Office of Fair Trading

Licensing requirement

• 81 Requirement for health service providers to be licensed
• 82 Deemed breach of requirement to be licensed
• 83 Exemption regulations
• 84 Exemption regulations: supplementary

Licensing procedure

• 85 Application for licence
• 86 Licensing criteria
• 87 Grant or refusal of licence
• 88 Application and grant: NHS foundation trusts
• 89 Revocation of licence
• 90 Right to make representations
• 91 Notice of decisions
• 92 Appeals to the Tribunal
• 93 Register of licence holders

Licence conditions

• 94 Standard conditions
• 95 Special conditions
• 96 Limits on Monitor's functions to set or modify licence conditions
• 97 Conditions: supplementary
• 98 Conditions relating to the continuation of the provision of services etc
• 99 Notification of commissioners where continuation of services at risk
• 100 Modification of standard conditions
• 101 Modification references to the Competition Commission
• 102 Modification of conditions by order under other enactments
• 103 Standard condition as to transparency of certain criteria

Enforcement

• 104 Power to require documents and information
• 105 Discretionary requirements
• 106 Enforcement undertakings
• 107 Further provision about enforcement powers
• 108 Guidance as to use of enforcement powers
• 109 Publication of enforcement action
• 110 Notification of enforcement action

Transitional provision

• 111 Imposition of licence conditions on NHS foundation trusts
• 112 Duration of transitional period
• 113 Orders under section 112: criteria for deciding applicable trusts
• 114 Repeal of sections 112 and 113
• 115 Price payable by commissioners for NHS services
• 116 The national tariff
• 117 The national tariff: further provision
• 118 Consultation on proposals for the national tariff
• 119 Consultation: further provision
• 120 Responses to consultation
• 121 Determination on reference under section 120
• 122 Changes following determination on reference under section 120
• 123 Power to veto changes proposed under section 122
• 124 Local modifications of prices: agreements
• 125 Local modifications of prices: applications
• 126 Applications under section 125: notification of commissioners
• 127 Correction of mistakes
• 128 Health special administration orders
• 129 Objective of a health special administration
• 130 Health special administration regulations
• 131 Transfer schemes
• 132 Indemnities
• 133 Modification of this Chapter under Enterprise Act 2002

Establishment of mechanisms

• 134 Duty to establish mechanisms for providing financial assistance
• 135 Power to establish fund

Applications for financial assistance

• 136 Applications
• 137 Grants and loans

Charges on commissioners

• 138 Power to impose charges on commissioners

Levy on providers

• 139 Imposition of levy
• 140 Power of Secretary of State to set limit on levy and charges
• 141 Consultation
• 142 Responses to consultation
• 143 Amount payable

Supplementary

• 144 Investment principles and reviews
• 145 Borrowing
• 146 Shortfall or excess of available funds, etc
• 147 Secretary of State's duty as respects variation in provision of health services
• 148 Service of documents
• 149 Electronic communications
• 150 Interpretation, transitional provision and consequential amendments

Part 4 NHS Foundation Trusts & NHS Trusts

Governance and management

• 151 Governors
• 152 Directors
• 153 Members
• 154 Accounts: initial arrangements
• 155 Accounts: variations to initial arrangements
• 156 Annual report and forward plan
• 157 Meetings
• 158 Voting

Foundation trust status

• 159 Authorisation
• 160 Bodies which may apply for foundation trust status
• 161 Amendment of constitution
• 162 Panel for advising governors

Finance

• 163 Financial powers etc

Functions

• 164 Goods and services
• 165 Private health care
• 166 Information
• 167 Significant transactions

Mergers, acquisitions, separations and dissolution

• 168 Mergers
• 169 Acquisitions
• 170 Separations
• 171 Dissolution
• 172 Supplementary

Failure

• 173 Repeal of de-authorisation provisions
• 174 Trust special administrators
• 175 Objective of trust special administration
• 176 Procedure etc
• 177 Action following final report
• 178 Sections 174 to 177: supplementary

Abolition of NHS trusts

• 179 Abolition of NHS trusts in England
• 180 Repeal of provisions on authorisation for NHS foundation trusts

Part 5 Public Involvement and Local Government

Healthwatch England

• 181 Healthwatch England

Local Healthwatch organisations

• 182 Activities relating to local care services
• 183 Local authority arrangements
• 184 Local arrangements: power to make further provision
• 185 Independent advocacy services
• 186 Requests, rights of entry and referrals
• 187 Annual reports
• 188 Transitional arrangements
• 189 Consequential provision

Scrutiny functions of local authorities

• 190 Scrutiny functions of local authorities
• 191 Amendments consequential on section 190

Joint strategic needs assessments and strategies

• 192 Joint strategic needs assessments
• 193 Joint health and wellbeing strategies

Health and Wellbeing Boards: establishment

• 194 Establishment of Health and Wellbeing Boards

Health and Wellbeing Boards: functions

• 195 Duty to encourage integrated working
• 196 Other functions of Health and Wellbeing Boards

Health and Wellbeing Boards: supplementary

• 197 Participation of NHS Commissioning Board
• 198 Discharge of functions of Health and Wellbeing Boards
• 199 Supply of information to Health and Wellbeing Boards

Care Trusts

• 200 Care Trusts
• 201 Disclosure of reports etc by the Health Service Commissioner

Part 6 Primary Care Services

• 202 Medical services: minor amendments
• 203 Persons eligible to enter into general dental services contracts
• 204 Arrangements under section 107 of the National Health Service Act 2006
• 205 Payments in respect of costs of sight tests
• 206 Pharmaceutical needs assessments
• 207 Control of entry on pharmaceutical lists
• 208 Lists of performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants etc

Part 7 Regulation of Health and Social Care Workers

Orders under section 60 of the Health Act 1999

• 209 Power to regulate social workers etc in England
• 210 Training etc of approved mental health professionals in England
• 211 Orders regulating social care workers in England: further provision

The General Social Care Council

• 212 Abolition of the General Social Care Council

The Health and Care Professions Council

• 213 Regulation of social workers in England
• 214 The Health and Care Professions Council
• 215 Functions of the Council in relation to social work in England
• 216 Appeals in cases involving social workers in England
• 217 Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
• 218 Exercise of function of approving courses, etc
• 219 Arrangements with other health or social care regulators
• 220 References in enactments to registered health professionals, etc

Role of the Secretary of State

• 221 Functions of the Secretary of State in relation to social care workers

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

• 222 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
• 223 Functions of the Authority
• 224 Funding of the Authority
• 225 Power to advise regulatory bodies, investigate complaints, etc
• 226 Accountability and governance
• 227 Appointments to regulatory bodies
• 228 Establishment of voluntary registers
• 229 Accreditation of voluntary registers

Consequential provision etc

• 230 Consequential provisions and savings, etc

The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator

• 231 Abolition of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator

Part 8 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Establishment and general duties

• 232 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• 233 General duties

Functions: quality standards

• 234 Quality standards
• 235 Supply of quality standards to other persons
• 236 Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or the Board

Functions: advice, guidance etc

• 237 Advice, guidance, information and recommendations
• 238 NICE recommendations: appeals
• 239 Training
• 240 Advisory services
• 241 Commissioning guidance

Functions: other

• 242 NICE's charter
• 243 Additional functions
• 244 Arrangements with other bodies
• 245 Failure by NICE to discharge any of its functions
• 246 Protection from personal liability

Supplementary

• 247 Interpretation of this Part
• 248 Dissolution of predecessor body
• 249 Consequential and transitional provision

Part 9 Health and Adult Social Care Services: Information

• 250 Powers to publish information standards
• 251 Information standards: supplementary

Establishment and general duties

• 252 The Health and Social Care Information Centre
• 253 General duties

Functions: information systems

• 254 Powers to direct Information Centre to establish information systems
• 255 Powers to request Information Centre to establish information systems
• 256 Requests for collection under section 255: confidential information
• 257 Requests under section 255: supplementary
• 258 Information systems: supplementary
• 259 Powers to require and request provision of information
• 260 Publication of information
• 261 Other dissemination of information
• 262 Other dissemination: directions and requests under sections 254 and 255
• 263 Code of practice on confidential information
• 264 Information Register
• 265 Advice or guidance

Functions: quality of health and social care information

• 266 Assessment of quality of information
• 267 Power to establish accreditation scheme

Functions: other

• 268 Database of quality indicators
• 269 Power to confer functions in relation to identification of GPs
• 270 Additional functions
• 271 Arrangements with other bodies
• 272 Failure by Information Centre to discharge any of its functions
• 273 Protection from personal liability

General and supplementary

• 274 Powers of Secretary of State or Board to give directions
• 275 Interpretation of this Chapter
• 276 Dissolution of predecessor body
• 277 Consequential provision

Part 10 Abolition of Certain Public Bodies etc

• 278 The Alcohol Education and Research Council
• 279 The Appointments Commission
• 280 The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care
• 281 The National Patient Safety Agency
• 282 The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
• 283 Standing advisory committees

Part 11 Miscellaneous

Information relating to births and deaths etc

• 284 Special notices of births and deaths
• 285 Provision of information by Registrar General
• 286 Provision of information by Registrar General: Wales
• 287 Provision of statistical information by Statistics Board

Duties to co-operate

• 288 Monitor: duty to co-operate with Care Quality Commission
• 289 Care Quality Commission: duty to co-operate with Monitor
• 290 Other duties to co-operate
• 291 Breaches of duties to co-operate

The Care Quality Commission

• 292 Requirement for Secretary of State to approve remuneration policy etc
• 293 Conduct of reviews etc
• 294 Failure to discharge functions

Arrangements with devolved authorities etc

• 295 Arrangements between the Board and Northern Ireland Ministers
• 296 Arrangements between the Board and Scottish Ministers etc
• 297 Relationships between the health services
• 298 Advice or assistance to public authorities in the Isle of Man or Channel Islands

Supervised community treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983

• 299 Certificate of consent of community patients to treatment

Transfer schemes

• 300 Transfer schemes
• 301 Transfer schemes: supplemental
• 302 Subsequent property transfer schemes

Part 12 Final Provisions

• 303 Power to make consequential provision
• 304 Regulations, orders and directions
• 305 Financial provision
• 306 Commencement
• 307 Commencement: consultation with Scottish Ministers
• 308 Extent
• 309 Short title
• SCHEDULE 1 The National Health Service Commissioning Board
• SCHEDULE 2 Clinical Commissioning Groups
• SCHEDULE 3 Pharmaceutical Remuneration

SCHEDULE 4 Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006

• Part 1 The Health Service in England
• Part 2 NHS Bodies
• Part 3 Local Authorities
• Part 4 Medical Services
• Part 5 Dental Services
• Part 6 Ophthalmic Services
• Part 7 Pharmaceutical Services
• Part 8 Charging
• Part 9 Fraud etc
• Part 10 Property and Finance
• Part 11 Public Involvement and Scrutiny
• Part 12 Miscellaneous
• SCHEDULE 5 Part 1: Amendments of Other Enactments
• SCHEDULE 6 Part 1: Transitional Provision
• SCHEDULE 7 Abolition of the Health Protection Agency: Consequential Amendments
• SCHEDULE 8 Monitor
• SCHEDULE 9 Requirements Under Section 77: Undertakings
• SCHEDULE 10 References by Monitor to the Competition Commission

SCHEDULE 11 Further Provision about Monitor's Enforcement Powers

• Part 1 Discretionary Requirements
• Part 2 Enforcement Undertakings
• SCHEDULE 12 Procedure on References Under Section 120
• SCHEDULE 13 Part 3: Minor and Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 14 Abolition of NHS Trusts in England: Consequential Amendments

• Part 1 Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006
• Part 2 Amendments of Other Acts

SCHEDULE 15 Part 7: Consequential Amendments and Savings

• Part 1 Abolition of the General Social Care Council
• Part 2 The Health and Care Professions Council
• Part 3 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
• Part 4 The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator
• SCHEDULE 16 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• SCHEDULE 17 Part 8: Consequential Amendments
• SCHEDULE 18 The Health and Social Care Information Centre
• SCHEDULE 19 Part 9: Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 20 Part 10: Consequential Amendments and Savings

• Part 1 The Alcohol Education and Research Council
• Part 2 The Appointments Commission
• Part 3 The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care
• SCHEDULE 21 Amendments Relating to Relationships Between the Health Services
• SCHEDULE 22 Property Transfer Schemes
• SCHEDULE 23 Staff Transfer Schemes