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National Health Service Bill [HL]

National Health Service Bill [HL]
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Vera Baird has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the National Health Service Bill [HL] are compatible
with the Convention rights.
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National Health Service Bill [HL]
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National Health Service Bill [HL]
Contents
Part 1
Promotion and provision of the health service in England
The Secretary of State and the health service in England
1    Secretary of State’s duty to promote health service
General power to provide services
2    Secretary of State’s general power
Provision of particular services
3    Secretary of State’s duty as to provision of certain services
4    High security psychiatric services
5    Other services
Provision of services otherwise than in England
6    Performance of functions outside England
Exercise and distribution of functions
7    Distribution of health service functions
8    Secretary of State’s directions to health service bodies
NHS contracts
9    NHS contracts
10    Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland
11    Arrangements to be treated as NHS contracts
Provision of services otherwise than by the Secretary of State
12    Secretary of State’s arrangements with other bodies
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Part 2
Health service bodies
Chapter 1
Strategic Health Authorities
13    Strategic Health Authorities
14    Exercise of Strategic Health Authority functions
15    Strategic Health Authorities’ directions
16    Section 92 arrangements and section 107 arrangements
17    Advice for Strategic Health Authorities
Chapter 2
Primary Care Trusts
18    Primary Care Trusts
19    Exercise of Primary Care Trust functions
20    Strategic Health Authority directions to Primary Care Trusts
21    Provision of services etc
22    Administration and management of services
23    Advice for Primary Care Trusts
24    Plans for improving health etc
Chapter 3
NHS trusts
25    NHS trusts
26    General duty of NHS trusts
27    Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts
Chapter 4
Special Health Authorities
28    Special Health Authorities
29    Exercise of Special Health Authority functions
Chapter 5
NHS foundation trusts
Introductory
30    NHS foundation trusts
31    Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
32    General duty of regulator
Authorisation
33    Applications by NHS trusts
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34    Other applications
35    Authorisation of NHS foundation trusts
36    Effect of authorisation
37    Amendments of constitution
38    Variation of authorisation
39    Register of NHS foundation trusts
Financial matters
40    Power of Secretary of State to give financial assistance
41    Prudential borrowing code
42    Public dividend capital
Functions
43    Authorised services
44    Private health care
45    Protection of property
46    Financial powers
47    General powers
48    Information
49    Entry and inspection of premises
50    Fees
51    Trust funds and trustees
Failure
52    Failing NHS foundation trusts
53    Voluntary arrangements
54    Dissolution etc
55    Sections 53 and 54: supplementary
Mergers
56    Mergers
57    Section 56: supplementary
Miscellaneous
58    Taxation
59    Conduct of elections
60    Voting and standing for election
61    Representative membership
62    Audit
63    General duty of NHS foundation trusts
Supplementary
64    Orders and regulations under this Chapter
65    Interpretation of this Chapter
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Chapter 6
Miscellaneous
Intervention orders and default powers
66    Intervention orders
67    Effect of intervention orders
68    Default powers
Protection of members and officers of health service bodies
69    Protection from personal liability
Transfer of residual liabilities
70    Transfer of residual liabilities
Losses and liabilities of certain health service bodies
71    Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies
Co-operation between NHS bodies
72    Co-operation between NHS bodies
Directions and regulations under this Part
73    Directions and regulations under this Part
Part 3
Local authorities and the NHS
74    Supply of goods and services by local authorities
75    Arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities
76    Power of local authorities to make payments
77    Care Trusts
78    Directed partnership arrangements
79    Further provision about directions and directed partnership arrangements
80    Supply of goods and services by the Secretary of State
81    Conditions of supply under section 80
82    Co-operation between NHS bodies and local authorities
Part 4
Medical services
Duty of Primary Care Trusts in relation to primary medical services
83    Primary medical services
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General medical services contracts
84    General medical services contracts: introductory
85    Requirement to provide certain primary medical services
86    Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts
87    GMS contracts: payments
88    GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc
89    GMS contracts: other required terms
90    GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Performance of primary medical services
91    Persons performing primary medical services
Other arrangements for the provision of primary medical services
92    Arrangements by Strategic Health Authorities for the provision of primary
medical services
93    Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 92
94    Regulations about section 92 arrangements
95    Transfer of liabilities relating to section 92 arrangements
Assistance and support
96    Assistance and support: primary medical services
Local Medical Committees
97    Local Medical Committees
Provision of accommodation by the Secretary of State
98    Use of accommodation: provision of primary medical services
Part 5
Dental services
Duty of Primary Care Trusts in relation to primary dental services
99    Primary dental services
General dental services contracts
100    General dental services contracts: introductory
101    Requirement to provide certain primary dental services
102    Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts
103    GDS contracts: payments
104    GDS contracts: other required terms
105    GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Performance of primary dental services
106    Persons performing primary dental services

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