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National Health Service (Wales) Bill [HL]

National Health Service (Wales) 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 (Wales) Bill [HL] are
compatible with the Convention rights.
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National Health Service (Wales) Bill [HL]
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National Health Service (Wales) Bill [HL]
Contents
Part 1
Promotion and provision of the health service in Wales
The Welsh Ministers and the health service in Wales
1    Welsh Ministers’ duty to promote health service
General power to provide services
2    Welsh Ministers’ general power
Provision of particular services
3    Welsh Ministers’ duty as to provision of certain services
4    High security psychiatric services
5    Other services
Provision of services otherwise than in Wales
6    Performance of functions outside Wales
NHS contracts
7    NHS contracts
8    Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland
9    Arrangements to be treated as NHS contracts
Provision of services otherwise than by the Welsh Ministers
10    Welsh Ministers’ arrangements with other bodies
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Part 2
Health service bodies
Chapter 1
Local Health Boards
11    Local Health Boards
12    Functions of Local Health Boards
13    Exercise of Local Health Board functions
14    Section 50 arrangements and section 64 arrangements
15    Administration and management of services
16    Advice for Local Health Boards
17    Plans for improving health etc
Chapter 2
NHS trusts
18    NHS trusts
19    Welsh Ministers’ directions to NHS trusts
20    General duty of NHS trusts
21    Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts
Chapter 3
Special Health Authorities
22    Special Health Authorities
23    Welsh Ministers’ directions to Special Health Authorities
24    Exercise of health service functions by Special Health Authorities
25    Exercise of Special Health Authority functions
Chapter 4
Miscellaneous
Intervention orders and default powers
26    Intervention orders
27    Effect of intervention orders
28    Default powers
Transfer of residual liabilities
29    Transfer of residual liabilities
Losses and liabilities of certain health service bodies
30    Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies
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Directions and regulations under this Part
31    Directions and regulations under this Part
Part 3
Local authorities and the NHS
32    Supply of goods and services by local authorities
33    Arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities
34    Power of local authorities to make payments
35    Care Trusts
36    Directed partnership arrangements
37    Further provisions about directions and directed partnership arrangements
38    Supply of goods and services by the Welsh Ministers
39    Conditions of supply under section 38
40    Health and well-being strategies in Wales
Part 4
Medical services
Duty of Local Health Boards in relation to primary medical services
41    Primary medical services
General medical services contracts
42    General medical services contracts: introductory
43    Requirement to provide certain primary medical services
44    Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts
45    GMS contracts: payments
46    GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc
47    GMS contracts: other required terms
48    GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Performance of primary medical services
49    Persons performing primary medical services
Other arrangements for the provision of primary medical services
50    Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary medical
services
51    Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 50
52    Regulations about section 50 arrangements
Assistance and support
53    Assistance and support: primary medical services
Local Medical Committees
54    Local Medical Committees
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Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers
55    Use of accommodation: provision of primary medical services
Part 5
Dental services
Duty of Local Health Boards in relation to primary dental services
56    Primary dental services
General dental services contracts
57    General dental services contracts: introductory
58    Requirement to provide certain primary dental services
59    Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts
60    GDS contracts: payments
61    GDS contracts: other required terms
62    GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Performance of primary dental services
63    Persons performing primary dental services
Other arrangements for the provision of primary dental services
64    Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary dental
services
65    Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 64
66    Regulations about section 64 arrangements
Dental public health
67    Dental public health
Assistance and support
68    Assistance and support: primary dental services
Local Dental Committees
69    Local Dental Committees
Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers
70    Use of accommodation: provision of primary dental services
Part 6
Ophthalmic services
General ophthalmic services
71    Arrangements for general ophthalmic services
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72    Regulations as to general ophthalmic services
73    Medical practitioners with qualifications prescribed under section 71
74    Exercise of choice of practitioner
75    Inadequate provision of ophthalmic services
Remuneration
76    Remuneration for persons providing general ophthalmic services
77    Section 76: supplementary
Local Optical Committees
78    Local Optical Committees
Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers
79    Use of accommodation: provision of general ophthalmic services
Part 7
Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services
Chapter 1
Pharmaceutical services
Provision of pharmaceutical services
80    Arrangements for pharmaceutical services
81    Arrangements for additional pharmaceutical services
82    Terms and conditions, etc
83    Regulations as to pharmaceutical services
84    Regulations under section 83: appeals, etc
85    Power to charge
86    Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services
87    Inadequate provision of pharmaceutical services
Remuneration
88    Remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services
89    Section 88: supplementary
Local Pharmaceutical Committees
90    Local Pharmaceutical Committees
Provision of accommodation by the Welsh Ministers
91    Use of accommodation: provision of pharmaceutical services

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