National Health Service Act 2006
Encyclopedia
The National Health Service Act 2006 (c 41) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England.
If the Health and Social Care Bill 2011
passes it will be significantly altered.
Legislation
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England.
If the Health and Social Care Bill 2011
Health and Social Care Bill 2011
The Health and Social Care Bill 2011 is proposed health care reform legislation introduced in the House of Commons on 19 January 2011. If passed, the Bill would be the most extensive reorganisation of the structure of the National Health Service in England to date. It proposes to abolish NHS...
passes it will be significantly altered.
Section 1 - Secretary of State's duty to promote health service
Sections 1(1) and (2) replace the corresponding provisions in section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977. Section 1(3) replaces section 1(2) of that Act.See also
- National Health Service (England)National Health Service (England)The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
, the national healthcare system overhauled by the bill.
Legislation
- National Health Service Act 1977 (c 49)
- National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 is a piece of legislation which governs health care and social care in the United Kingdom...
(c 19) - National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c 46)
- National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c 56) section 1, on private finance
- National Health Service Act 1966 (c 8) section 10, on GP remuneration
- NHS Redress Act 2006NHS Redress Act 2006The NHS Redress Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The title of the Act establishes tort based liability as the necessary condition for obtaining redress....
External links
- The National Health Service Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
- The National Health Service Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.