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National Health Service Act 2006

National Health Service Act 2006

2006 c.41 · 553 provisions

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.

Part 1: Promotion and provision of the health service in England

Section 1: Secretary of State's duty to promote comprehensive health service
Section 1A: Duty as to improvement in quality of services
Section 1B: Duty as to the NHS Constitution
Section 1C: Duty as to reducing inequalities
Section 1D: Duty as to promoting autonomy
Section 1E: Duty as to research
Section 1F: Duty as to education and training
Section 1G: Secretary of State's duty as to reporting on and reviewing treatment of providers
Section 1GA: Secretary of State's duty to report on workforce systems
Section 1H: NHS England and its general functions
Section 1I: General functions of integrated care boards
Section 2: General power
Section 2A: Secretary of State's duty as to protection of public health
Section 2B: Functions of local authorities and Secretary of State as to improvement of public health
Section 3: Duties of integrated care boards as to commissioning certain health services
Section 3A.: Power of integrated care boards to commission certain health services
Section 3B: Secretary of State's power to require NHS England to commission services
Section 4: High security psychiatric services
Section 5: Other services
Section 6: Performance of functions outside England
Section 6A: Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state
Section 6B: Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A
Section 6BA: Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state where expenditure incurred on or after 25 October 2013.
Section 6BB: Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6BA
Section 6C: Regulations as to the exercise by local authorities of certain public health functions
Section 6D: Regulations relating to EU obligations
Section 6E: Regulations as to the exercise of functions by NHS England or integrated care boards
Section 6F: Enforcement of section 6E regulations relating to patient choice
Section 6G: Guidance relating to patient choice
Section 7: Functions of Special Health Authorities
Section 7A.: Exercise of Secretary of State's public health functions
Section 7B: Directions requiring NHS bodies to exercise public health functions
Section 7C: Power of direction: investigation functions
Section 7D: Transfer schemes in connection with a direction under section 7C
Section 7E: Transfer schemes under section 7D: taxation
Section 8: Secretary of State's directions to certain health service bodies
Section 9: NHS contracts
Section 10: Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland
Section 10A: Provision for bodies in Scotland
Section 11: Arrangements to be treated as NHS contracts
Section 12: Secretary of State's arrangements with other bodies
Section 12ZA: Commissioning arrangements by NHS England or integrated care boards
Section 12ZB: Procurement regulations
Section 12ZC: Eradicating slavery and human trafficking in supply chains
Section 12A: Direct payments for health care
Section 12B: Regulations about direct payments
Section 12C: Direct payments pilot schemes
Section 12D: Arrangements with other bodies relating to direct payments
Section 12E: Secretary of State's duty as respects variation in provision of health services
Section 12F: Expected mental health spending

Part 2: Health service bodies

CHAPTER A1: NHS England

Section 13A: Mandate to NHS England
Section 13B: Review of NHS England's performance in implementing the mandate
Section 13C: Duty to promote NHS Constitution
Section 13D: Duty as to effectiveness, efficiency etc.
Section 13E: Duty as to improvement in quality of services
Section 13F: Duty as to promoting autonomy
Section 13G: Duty as to reducing inequalities
Section 13H: Duty to promote involvement of each patient
Section 13I: Duty as to patient choice
Section 13J: Duty to obtain appropriate advice
Section 13K: Duty to promote innovation
Section 13L: Duty in respect of research
Section 13M: Duty as to promoting education and training
Section 13N: Duty as to promoting integration
Section 13NA: Duty to have regard to wider effect of decisions
Section 13NB: Guidance about discharge of duty
Section 13NC: Duties as to climate change etc
Section 13ND: Guidance about discharge of duty under section 13NC etc
Section 13O: Duty to have regard to impact on services in certain areas
Section 13P: Duty as respects variation in provision of health services
Section 13PA: Duty to cooperate for education and training functions and specified functions
Section 13Q: Public involvement and consultation by NHS England
Section 13R: Information on safety of services provided by the health service
Section 13S: Guidance in relation to processing of information
Section 13SA: Information about inequalities
Section 13SB: Minimising conflicts between regulatory and other functions
Section 13SC: Provision of regulatory information or assistance to the CMA
Section 13T: Business plan
Section 13U: Annual report
Section 13UA: Guidance about joint appointments
Section 13V: Establishment of pooled funds
Section 13W: NHS England's power to generate income, etc.
Section 13X: Power to make grants etc.
Section 13Y: NHS England's incidental powers: further provision
Section 13YA: Power of NHS England to provide assistance and support
Section 13YB: Directions in respect of functions relating to provision of services
Section 13Z: Exercise of functions
Section 13ZA: Section 13Z: further provision in relation to devolved arrangements
Section 13ZB: Section 13Z: arrangements in relation to the function under section 3B(1)(d)
Section 13ZC: Secretary of State directions as to exercise of NHS England functions
Section 13ZD: Power to give directions: exceptions
Section 13ZE: Compliance with directions: significant failure
Section 13ZF: Secretary of State directions to provide information
Section 13Z1: Power to confer additional functions on NHS England
Section 13Z2: Failure by the Board to discharge any of its functions
Section 13Z3: Permitted disclosures of information
Section 13Z4: Interpretation

CHAPTER A2: Clinical commissioning groups

Section 14A: General duties of Board in relation to clinical commissioning groups
Section 14B: Applications for the establishment of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14C: Determination of applications
Section 14D: Effect of grant of application
Section 14E: Applications for variation of constitution
Section 14F: Variation of constitution otherwise than on application
Section 14G: Mergers
Section 14H: Dissolution
Section 14I: Transfers in connection with variation, merger, dissolution etc.
Section 14J: Publication of constitution of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14K: Guidance about the establishment of clinical commissioning groups etc.
Section 14L: Governing bodies of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14M: Audit and remuneration committees of governing bodies
Section 14N: Regulations as to governing bodies of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14O: Registers of interests and management of conflicts of interest
Section 14P: Duty to promote NHS Constitution
Section 14Q: Duty as to effectiveness, efficiency etc.
Section 14R: Duty as to improvement in quality of services
Section 14S: Duty in relation to quality of primary medical services
Section 14T: Duties as to reducing inequalities
Section 14U: Duty to promote involvement of each patient
Section 14V: Duty as to patient choice
Section 14W: Duty to obtain appropriate advice
Section 14X: Duty to promote innovation
Section 14Y: Duty in respect of research
Section 14Z: Duty as to promoting education and training
Section 14Z1: Duty as to promoting integration
Section 14Z2: Public involvement and consultation by clinical commissioning groups
Section 14Z3: Arrangements by clinical commissioning groups in respect of the exercise of functions
Section 14Z3A: Joint exercise of functions with combined authorities
Section 14Z4: Joint exercise of functions with Local Health Boards
Section 14Z5: Raising additional income
Section 14Z6: Power to make grants
Section 14Z7: Responsibility for payments to providers
Section 14Z8: Guidance on commissioning by the Board
Section 14Z9: Exercise of functions by, or jointly with, the Board
Section 14Z10: Power of Board to provide assistance or support
Section 14Z11: Commissioning plan
Section 14Z12: Revision of commissioning plans
Section 14Z13: Consultation about commissioning plans
Section 14Z14: Opinion of Health and Wellbeing Boards on commissioning plans
Section 14Z15: Reports by clinical commissioning groups
Section 14Z16: Performance assessment of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14Z17: Circumstances in which powers in sections 14Z18 and 14Z19 apply
Section 14Z18: Power to require documents and information etc.
Section 14Z19: Power to require explanation
Section 14Z20: Use of information
Section 14Z21: Power to give directions, dissolve clinical commissioning groups etc.
Section 14Z22: Procedural requirements in connection with certain powers
Section 14Z23: Permitted disclosures of information
Section 14Z24: Interpretation

CHAPTER A3: Integrated care boards

Section 14Z25: Duty to establish integrated care boards
Section 14Z26: Process for establishing initial integrated care boards
Section 14Z27: Abolition of clinical commissioning groups
Section 14Z28: Transfer schemes in connection with integrated care boards
Section 14Z29: Duty for integrated care board to publish constitution
Section 14Z30: Register of interests and management of conflicts of interests
Section 14Z31: People for whom integrated care board has responsibility
Section 14Z32: Duty to promote NHS Constitution
Section 14Z33: Duty as to effectiveness, efficiency etc
Section 14Z34: Duty as to improvement in quality of services
Section 14Z35: Duties as to reducing inequalities
Section 14Z36: Duty to promote involvement of each patient
Section 14Z37: Duty as to patient choice
Section 14Z38: Duty to obtain appropriate advice
Section 14Z39: Duty to promote innovation
Section 14Z40: Duty in respect of research
Section 14Z41: Duty to promote education and training
Section 14Z42: Duty to promote integration
Section 14Z43: Duty to have regard to wider effect of decisions
Section 14Z44: Duties as to climate change etc
Section 14Z45: Public involvement and consultation by integrated care boards
Section 14Z46: Joint exercise of functions with Local Health Boards
Section 14Z47: Raising additional income
Section 14Z48: Power to make grants
Section 14Z49: Duty to keep experience of members under review etc
Section 14Z50: Responsibility for payments to providers
Section 14Z51: Guidance by NHS England
Section 14Z52: Joint forward plans for integrated care board and its partners
Section 14Z53: Revision of forward plans
Section 14Z54: Consultation about forward plans
Section 14Z55: Opinion of Health and Wellbeing Boards on forward plan
Section 14Z56: Joint capital resource use plan for integrated care board and its partners
Section 14Z57: Revision of joint capital resource use plans
Section 14Z58: Annual report
Section 14Z59: Performance assessment of integrated care boards
Section 14Z60: Power of NHS England to obtain information
Section 14Z61: Power to give directions to integrated care boards
Section 14Z62: Section 14Z61 directions: consultation and cooperation
Section 14Z63: Permitted disclosures of information
Section 14Z64: Interpretation

Chapter 1: Strategic Health Authorities

Section 13: Strategic Health Authorities
Section 14: Exercise of Strategic Health Authority functions
Section 15: Strategic Health Authorities' directions
Section 16: Section 92 arrangements and section 107 arrangements and LPS schemes
Section 17: Advice for Strategic Health Authorities
Section 17A: Reports on consultation

Chapter 2: Primary Care Trusts

Section 18: Primary Care Trusts
Section 19: Exercise of Primary Care Trust functions
Section 20: Strategic Health Authority directions to Primary Care Trusts
Section 21: Provision of services etc
Section 22: Administration and management of services
Section 23: Advice for Primary Care Trusts
Section 23A: Arrangements for improving quality of health care
Section 24: Plans for improving health etc
Section 24A: Report on consultation

Chapter 3: NHS trusts

Section 25: NHS trusts
Section 26: General duty of NHS trusts
Section 26A: Duty to have regard to wider effect of decisions
Section 26B: Duties in relation to climate change etc
Section 27: Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts
Section 27A: Oversight and support of NHS trusts
Section 27B: NHS England's directions to NHS trusts
Section 27C: Recommendations about restructuring
Section 27D: Intervention in NHS trusts: recommendations etc by NHS England

Chapter 4: Special Health Authorities

Section 28: Special Health Authorities
Section 28A: Special Health Authorities: further provision
Section 29: Exercise of Special Health Authority functions
Section 29A: Special Health Authorities: accounts and audit

Chapter 5: NHS foundation trusts

Section 30: NHS foundation trusts
Section 31: Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
Section 32: General duty of regulator
Section 33: Applications by NHS trusts
Section 34: Other applications
Section 35: Authorisation of NHS foundation trusts
Section 36: Effect of authorisation
Section 37: Amendments of constitution
Section 38: Variation of authorisation
Section 39: Register of NHS foundation trusts
Section 39A: Panel for advising governors
Section 40: Power of Secretary of State to give financial assistance
Section 41: Prudential borrowing code
Section 42: Public dividend capital
Section 42A: Criteria for making loans etc.
Section 42B: Limits on capital expenditure
Section 42C: Guidance in relation to orders under section 42B
Section 43: Provision of goods and services
Section 44: Power to charge for accommodation etc.
Section 45: Protection of property
Section 46: Financial powers
Section 47: General powers
Section 47A: Joint exercise of functions
Section 48: Information
Section 49: Entry and inspection of premises
Section 50: Fees
Section 51: Trust funds and trustees
Section 51A: Significant transactions
Section 52: Failing NHS foundation trusts
Section 52A: Application of sections 52B to 52E
Section 52B: De-authorisation: regulator's notice
Section 52C: Grounds for de-authorisation notice
Section 52D: De-authorisation
Section 52E: Secretary of State's request
Section 53: Voluntary arrangements
Section 54: Dissolution etc
Section 55: Sections 53 and 54: supplementary
Section 56: Mergers
Section 56A: Acquisitions
Section 56AA: Acquisitions under section 56A: supplementary
Section 56B: Separations
Section 57: Sections 56 to 56B: supplementary
Section 57A: Dissolution
Section 58: Taxation
Section 59: Conduct of elections
Section 60: Voting and standing for election
Section 61: Representative membership
Section 62: Audit
Section 63: General duty of NHS foundation trusts
Section 63A: Duty to have regard to wider effect of decisions
Section 63B: Duties in relation to climate change etc
Section 64: Orders and regulations under this Chapter
Section 65: Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 5A: Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

Section 65A: Application
Section 65B: NHS trusts: appointment of trust special administrator
Section 65BA: Care Quality Commission report on safety and quality of services
Section 65C: Suspension of directors
Section 65D: NHS foundation trusts: appointment of trust special administrator
Section 65DA: Objective of trust special administration
Section 65E: NHS foundation trusts: de-authorisation and appointment of trust special administrator
Section 65F: Draft report
Section 65G: Consultation plan
Section 65H: Consultation requirements
Section 65I: Final report
Section 65J: Power to extend time
Section 65K.: Decision of NHS England or Secretary of State in case of NHS trust
Section 65KA: NHS England's decision in case of NHS foundation trust
Section 65KB: Secretary of State's response to NHS England's decision
Section 65KC: Action following Secretary of State's rejection of final report
Section 65KD: Secretary of State's response to re-submitted final report
Section 65L: Trusts coming out of administration
Section 65LA: Trusts to be dissolved
Section 65M: Replacement of trust special administrator
Section 65N: Guidance
Section 65O: Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 5B: Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts

Section 65P: Appointment of trust special administrator
Section 65Q: Displacement of functions

Chapter 6: Miscellaneous

Section 65Z4: Consolidated accounts for NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
Section 65Z5: Joint working and delegation arrangements
Section 65Z6: Joint committees and pooled funds
Section 65Z7: Joint working and delegation: guidance by NHS England
Section 66: Intervention orders
Section 67: Effect of intervention orders
Section 68: Default powers
Section 68A: Reconfiguration of NHS services
Section 69: Protection from personal liability
Section 69A: Transfer schemes: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
Section 70: Transfer of residual liabilities of certain health service bodies
Section 71: Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies
Section 72: Co-operation between NHS bodies
Section 72A: Exemption from Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002
Section 73: Directions and regulations under this Part

Part 3: Local authorities and the NHS

Section 73A: Appointment of directors of public health
Section 73B: Exercise of public health functions of local authorities: further provision
Section 73C: Complaints about exercise of public health functions by local authorities
Section 74: Supply of goods and services by local authorities
Section 75: Arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities
Section 76: Power of local authorities to make payments
Section 77: Care Trusts
Section 78: Directed partnership arrangements
Section 79: Further provision about directions and directed partnership arrangements
Section 80: Supply of goods and services by the Secretary of State , NHS England and integrated care boards
Section 81: Conditions of supply under section 80
Section 82: Co-operation between NHS bodies and local authorities

Part 4: Medical services

Section 83: Primary medical services
Section 84: General medical services contracts: introductory
Section 85: Requirement to provide certain primary medical services
Section 86: Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts
Section 87: GMS contracts: payments
Section 88: GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc
Section 89: GMS contracts: other required terms
Section 90: GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Section 91: Persons performing primary medical services
Section 92: Arrangements by the Board for the provision of primary medical services
Section 93: Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 92
Section 94: Regulations about section 92 arrangements
Section 95: Transfer of liabilities relating to section 92 arrangements
Section 96: Assistance and support: primary medical services
Section 97: Local Medical Committees
Section 98: Use of accommodation: provision of primary medical services
Section 98A.: Exercise of functions

Part 5: Dental services

Section 99: Primary dental services
Section 100: General dental services contracts: introductory
Section 101: Requirement to provide certain primary dental services
Section 102: Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts
Section 103: GDS contracts: payments
Section 104: GDS contracts: other required terms
Section 105: GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Section 106: Persons performing primary dental services
Section 107: Arrangements by the Board for the provision of primary dental services
Section 108: Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 107
Section 109: Regulations about section 107 arrangements
Section 110: Transfer of liabilities relating to section 107 arrangements
Section 111: Dental public health
Section 112: Assistance and support: primary dental services
Section 113: Local Dental Committees
Section 114: Use of accommodation: provision of primary dental services
Section 114A.: Exercise of functions

Part 6: Ophthalmic services

Section 115: Primary ophthalmic services
Section 116: Regulations under section 115: supplementary
Section 117: General ophthalmic services contracts: introductory
Section 118: Persons eligible to enter into GOS contracts
Section 119: Exclusion of contractors
Section 120: GOS contracts: payments
Section 121: GOS contracts: other required terms
Section 122: GOS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Section 123: Persons performing primary ophthalmic services
Section 124: Assistance and support: primary ophthalmic services
Section 125: Local Optical Committees
Section 125A: Exercise of functions

Part 7: Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services

Chapter 1: Provision of pharmaceutical services

Section 126: Arrangements for pharmaceutical services
Section 127: Arrangements for additional pharmaceutical services
Section 128: Terms and conditions, etc
Section 128A: Pharmaceutical needs assessments
Section 129: Regulations as to pharmaceutical services
Section 130: Regulations under section 129: appeals, etc
Section 131: Power to charge
Section 132: Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services
Section 133: Inadequate provision of pharmaceutical services

Chapter 2: Local pharmaceutical services: pilot schemes

Section 134: Pilot schemes
Section 135: Making pilot schemes
Section 136: Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises
Section 137: Reviews of pilot schemes
Section 138: Variation and termination of pilot schemes
Section 139: NHS contracts and the provision of piloted services
Section 140: Funding of preparatory work
Section 141: Application of this Act
Section 142: Premises from which piloted services may be provided
Section 143: Control of entry regulations

Chapter 3: Local pharmaceutical services: LPS schemes

Section 144: Local pharmaceutical services schemes

Chapter 4: Local pharmaceutical services: miscellaneous

Section 145: Application of enactments
Section 146: Persons performing local pharmaceutical services
Section 147: Assistance and support: local pharmaceutical services

CHAPTER 4A: Lists of performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants

Section 147A: Performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants
Section 147B: Further provision about regulations under section 147A

Chapter 5: Conditional inclusion in pharmaceutical lists, and supplementary listsConditional inclusion in pharmaceutical lists

Section 148: Conditional inclusion in pharmaceutical lists
Section 149: Supplementary lists
Section 150: Further provision about regulations under section 149

Chapter 5A: Notices and penalties

Section 150A: Notices and penalties

Chapter 6: Disqualification

Section 151: Disqualification of practitioners
Section 152: Contingent removal
Section 153: Fraud and unsuitability cases: supplementary
Section 154: Suspension
Section 155: Suspension pending appeal
Section 156: Effect of suspension
Section 157: Review of decisions
Section 158: Appeals
Section 159: National disqualification
Section 160: Notification of decisions
Section 161: Withdrawal from lists
Section 162: Regulations about decisions under this Chapter
Section 163: Corresponding provisions in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Chapter 7: Miscellaneous

Section 164: Remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services
Section 165: Section 164: supplementary
Section 165A: Pharmaceutical remuneration: further provision
Section 166: Indemnity cover
Section 167: Local Pharmaceutical Committees
Section 168: Use of accommodation: provision of pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services
Section 168A: Exercise of functions

Part 8: Appeals to First-Tier Tribunal

Section 169: Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal
Section 170: FHSAA: financial provisions
Section 171: Conditions of use of services of persons under section 169

Part 9: Charging

Section 172: Charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services
Section 173: Exemptions from general charging
Section 174: Pre-payment certificates
Section 175: Charges in respect of non-residents
Section 176: Dental charging
Section 177: Exemptions from dental charging
Section 178: Charges, recovery of payments and penalties
Section 179: Charges for optical appliances
Section 180: Payments in respect of costs of optical appliances and sight tests
Section 181: Section 180: supplementary
Section 182: Remission and repayment of charges
Section 183: Payment of travelling expenses
Section 184: Sections 182 and 183: supplementary
Section 185: Charges for more expensive supplies
Section 186: Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases
Section 186A: Charges in respect of public health functions
Section 187: Charges for designated services or facilities
Section 188: Sums otherwise payable to those providing services
Section 189: Hospital accommodation on part payment
Section 190: Expenses payable by employed patients
Section 191: Recovery of charges
Section 192: Recovery of charges and payments in relation to goods and services
Section 193: Penalties relating to charges
Section 194: Offences relating to charges

Part 10: Protection of NHS from fraud and other unlawful activities

Section 195: Compulsory disclosure of documents
Section 196: Persons and bodies about which provision is made by this Part
Section 197: Notice requiring production of documents
Section 198: Production of documents
Section 199: Delegation of functions
Section 200: Code of practice relating to delegated functions
Section 201: Disclosure of information
Section 202: Protection of personal information disclosed for purposes of proceedings
Section 203: Manner in which disclosure notice may be served
Section 204: Offences in connection with production of documents
Section 205: Offences relating to disclosure or use of information
Section 206: Offences by bodies corporate etc
Section 207: Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations
Section 208: Penalties for offences under this Part: transitional modification
Section 209: Orders and regulations under this Part
Section 210: Interpretation of this Part

Part 11: Property and finance

Chapter 1: Land and other property

Section 211: Acquisition, use and maintenance of property

Chapter 2: Trusts

Section 212: Special trustees for a university hospital or teaching hospital
Section 213: Transfers of trust property
Section 214: Transfer of functions and property to or from Welsh special trustees
Section 215: Trustees and property under section 222
Section 216: Application of trust property: further provisions
Section 217: Trusts: supplementary provisions
Section 218: Private trusts for hospitals

Chapter 3: Property transferred under the National Health Service Act 1946

Section 219: Transferred property free of trusts
Section 220: Trust property previously held for general hospital purposes
Section 221: Voluntary hospitals

Chapter 4: Raising money

Section 222: Power to raise money

Chapter 5: Formation of companies

Section 223: Public-private partnerships
Section 223A.: Application of section 223 to integrated care boards

Chapter 6: Finance

Section 223B: Funding of NHS England
Section 223C.: Financial duties of NHS England: expenditure
Section 223CA: NHS England: banking facilities
Section 223D.: Financial duties of NHS England: controls on total resource use
Section 223E.: Financial duties of NHS England: additional controls on resource use
Section 223F: Power to establish contingency fund
Section 223G: Means of meeting expenditure of integrated care boards out of public funds
Section 223GA: Expenditure on integration
Section 223GB: Power to impose financial requirements on integrated care boards
Section 223GC: Financial duties of integrated care boards: expenditure limits
Section 223GD: Integrated care boards: banking facilities
Section 223H: Financial duties of clinical commissioning groups: expenditure
Section 223I: Financial duties of clinical commissioning groups: use of resources
Section 223J: Financial duties of clinical commissioning groups: additional controls on resource use
Section 223K: Payments in respect of quality
Section 223L: Joint financial objectives for integrated care boards etc
Section 223M: Financial duties of integrated care boards etc: use of resources
Section 223N: Financial duties of integrated care boards etc: additional controls on resource use
Section 223O: Resources etc relevant to section 223D, 223E or 223M
Section 224: Means of meeting expenditure of Strategic Health Authorities out of public funds
Section 225: Means of meeting expenditure of Special Health Authorities out of public funds
Section 226: Financial duties of ... Special Health Authorities
Section 227: Resource limits for ... Special Health Authorities
Section 228: Public funding of Primary Care Trusts
Section 229: Financial duties of Primary Care Trusts
Section 230: Resource limits for Primary Care Trusts
Section 231: Further provision about the expenditure of Primary Care Trusts
Section 232: Accounts and audit
Section 233: Allowances for members of certain bodies
Section 234: Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration
Section 235: Superannuation of officers of certain hospitals
Section 236: Payments for certain medical examinations

Part 12: Public involvement and scrutiny

Chapter 1: Patients' Forums

Section 237: Establishment of Patients' Forums
Section 238: Additional functions of PCT Patients' Forums
Section 239: Entry and inspection of premises
Section 240: Annual reports
Section 241: Further provision about Patients' Forums

Chapter 2: Public involvement and consultation

Section 242: Public involvement and consultation
Section 242A: Strategic Health Authorities: further duty to involve users
Section 242B: Directions in cases where Strategic Health Authority arranges involvement
Section 243: The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health

Chapter 3: Review and scrutiny by local authorities

Section 244: Review and scrutiny by local authorities
Section 245: Joint overview and scrutiny committees etc
Section 246: Business relating to functions of local authorities by virtue of section 244: exempt information
Section 247: Application to the City of London
Section 247A: Application to certain other local authorities without overview and scrutiny committees

Part 13: Miscellaneous

Section 247B: Co-operation in relation to public health functions
Section 247C: Secretary of State's duty to keep health service functions under review
Section 247D: Secretary of State's annual report
Section 248: Independent advocacy services
Section 249: Joint working with the prison service
Section 250: Secretary of State's standing advisory committees
Section 250A: National Information Governance Board: functions
Section 250B: National Information Governance Board: Wales
Section 250C: National Information Governance Board: further provisions.
Section 250D: National Information Governance Board: annual reports
Section 251: Control of patient information
Section 252: Consultation with the Care Quality Commission
Section 252A: Role of NHS England and integrated care boards in respect of emergencies
Section 253: Emergency powers
Section 254: Local social service authorities
Section 255: Supplies not readily obtainable
Section 256: Power of NHS England or an integrated care board to make payments towards expenditure on community services
Section 257: Payments in respect of voluntary organisations under section 256
Section 258: University clinical teaching and research
Section 259: Sale of medical practices
Section 260: Control of maximum price of medical supplies other than health service medicines
Section 261: Powers relating to voluntary schemes
Section 262: Power to control prices
Section 263: Statutory schemes
Section 264: Statutory schemes: supplementary
Section 264A: Provision of information about health service products
Section 264B: Disclosure of information
Section 264C: Sections 264A and 264B: supplementary
Section 265: Enforcement
Section 266: Controls: supplementary
Section 267: Permission for use of facilities in private practice
Section 268: Persons displaced by health service development
Section 269: Special notices of births and deaths
Section 270: Provision of information by Registrar General

Part 14: Supplementary

Section 271: Territorial limit of exercise of functions
Section 271A: Services to be treated as services of the Crown for certain purposes
Section 272: Orders, regulations, rules and directions
Section 273: Further provision about orders and directions under this Act
Section 274: Supplementary regulatory powers
Section 275: Interpretation
Section 275A: References to functions: delegation etc
Section 276: Index of defined expressions
Section 277: Commencement
Section 278: Short title, extent and application

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