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Health Bill [HL]

Health Bill [HL]

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health, are published
separately as Bill 97—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Alan Johnson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Health Bill [HL] are compatible with the Convention
rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Quality and delivery of NHS services in England
Chapter 1
NHS Constitution
1
NHS Constitution
2
Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution
3
Availability and review of NHS Constitution
4
Other revisions of NHS Constitution
5
Availability, review and revision of Handbook
6
Report on effect of NHS Constitution
7
Regulations under section 3 or 4
Chapter 2
Quality accounts
8
Duty of providers to publish information
9
Supplementary provision about the duty
10
Regulations under section 8
Chapter 3
Direct payments
11
Direct payments for health care
12
Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner
13
Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
Chapter 4
Innovation
14
Innovation prizes

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Part 2
Powers in relation to health bodies
Chapter 1
Trust special administrators for NHS bodies in England
15
Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
16
De-authorised NHS foundation trusts
17
Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts
18
Trust special administrators: consequential amendments
Chapter 2
Suspension
19
NHS and other health appointments: suspension
Part 3
Miscellaneous
Tobacco
20
Prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists
21
Prohibition of tobacco displays etc
22
Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines
23
Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland
24
Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
Pharmaceutical services in England
25
Pharmaceutical needs assessments
26
New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list
27
Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
28
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
29
LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
Pharmaceutical services in Wales
30
Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
31
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
32
LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards
Adult social care
33
Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social
care
Private health care
34
Private health care

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Disclosure of information
35
Disclosure of information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Part 4
General
36
Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc
37
Repeals and revocations
38
Extent
39
Commencement
40
Short title
Schedule 1   —
Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 2   —
De-authorised NHS foundation trusts
Schedule 3   —
NHS and other health appointments: suspension
Part 1   —
Amendments of enactments
Part 2   —
Supplementary
Schedule 4   —
Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 5   —
Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or
funded adult social care
Part 1   —
New Part 3A for the Local Government Act 1974
Part 2   —
Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 6   —
Repeals and revocations

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