National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I The National Health Service: England and Wales

   1. Local management

      1. 1. Regional and District Health Authorities

      2. 2. Family Health Services Authorities

      3. 3. Primary and other functions of health authorities etc. and exercise of functions

      4. 4. NHS contracts

   2. National Health Service trusts

      1. 5. NHS trusts

      2. 6. Transfer of staff to NHS trusts

      3. 7. Supplementary provisions as to transfer of staff

      4. 8. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to NHS trust

      5. 9. Originating capital debt of, and other financial provisions relating to NHS trusts

      6. 10. Financial obligations of NHS trusts

      7. 11. Trust funds and trustees for NHS trusts

   3. Family Health Services Authorities

      1. 12. Functions of Family Health Services Authorities

      2. 13. Financial duties in relation to Family Health Services Authorities

   4. Fund-holding practices

      1. 14. Recognition of fund-holding practices of doctors

      2. 15. Payments to recognised fund-holding practices

      3. 16. Renunciation and removal of recognition as a fund-holding practice and withholding of funds

      4. 17. Transfer of functions relating to recognised fund-holding practices

   5. Indicative amounts

      1. 18. Indicative amounts for doctors' practices

   6. Funding, audit and liabilities

      1. 19. Amendments relating to funding of health authorities etc

      2. 20. Extension of functions etc. of Audit Commission to cover the health service

      3. 21. Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc. of certain health service bodies

   7. Further amendments of the principal Act

      1. 22. The Medical Practices Committee

      2. 23. Distribution of general medical services

      3. 24. Limitations on right to be included on list of dental practitioners

      4. 25. Transfer to DHA of certain functions relating to private patients

   8. Interpretation

      1. 26. Interpretation of Part I

3. Part II The National Health Service: Scotland

   1. Health Boards and other bodies

      1. 27. Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and state hospitals

      2. 28. Special Health Boards

      3. 29. Scottish advisory bodies

      4. 30. NHS contracts

   2. National Health Service trusts

      1. 31. National Health Service trusts

      2. 32. Further provision relating to NHS trusts

      3. 33. Trust property of NHS trusts

   3. Fund-holding practices

      1. 34. Fund-holding practices

   4. Indicative amounts

      1. 35. Indicative amounts for doctors' practices

   5. Audit

      1. 36. Accounts and audit of NHS trusts and fund-holding practices

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 37. Relationship of Health Boards and medical practitioners

      2. 38. Scottish Medical Practices Committee

      3. 39. Distribution of general medical services

      4. 40. Limitations on right to be included on list of dental practitioners

      5. 41. Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc. of certain health service bodies

4. Part III Community Care: England and Wales

   1. Provision of accommodation and welfare services

      1. 42. Provision of accommodation and welfare services: agency arrangements

      2. 43. Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation in certain cases

      3. 44. Charges for accommodation provided by local authorities

      4. 45. Recovery of charges due to local authorities for accommodation

   2. General provisions concerning community care services

      1. 46. Local authority plans for community care services

      2. 47. Assessment of needs for community care services

      3. 48. Inspection of premises used for provision of community care services

      4. 49. Transfer of staff from health service to local authorities

      5. 50. Powers of the Secretary of State as respects social services functions of local authorities

5. Part IV Community Care: Scotland

   1. 51. Power of Secretary of State to give directions

   2. 52. Local authority plans for, and complaints in relation to, community care services in Scotland

   3. 53. Inspection of premises providing accommodation

   4. 54. Inquiries

   5. 55. Duty of local authority to make assessment of needs

   6. 56. Residential accommodation with nursing and provision of care and after-care

   7. 57. Exclusion of powers to provide accommodation in certain cases

   8. 58. Power of Secretary of State to make grants

6. Part V Miscellaneous and General

   1. 59. Parliamentary disqualification

   2. 60. Removal of Crown immunities

   3. 61. Health service bodies: taxation

   4. 62. Clinical Standards Advisory Group

   5. 63. Repeal of remaining provisions of Health Services Act 1976

   6. 64. Financial provisions

   7. 65. Regulations, orders and directions

   8. 66. Amendments and repeals

   9. 67. Short title, commencement and extent

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities.

      1. Part I Membership of Regional and District Health Authorities.

      2. Part II Membership of Family Health Services Authorities.

      3. Part III Amendments of Part III of Schedule 5 to the Principal Act.

   2. Schedule 2

      National Health Service trusts.

      1. Part I Orders Under Section 5(1).

      2. Part II Duties, Powers and Status.

      3. Part III Supplementary provisions.

      4. Part IV Dissolution.

   3. Schedule 3

      Financial Provisions relating to NHS Trusts.

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendments of Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982.

   5. Schedule 5

      Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and State Hospitals.

   6. Schedule 6

      Schedules to be inserted after Schedule 7 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

   7. Schedule 7

      Amendments relating to Audit of Accounts of Scottish Health Service Bodies.

   8. Schedule 8

      Provisions arising out of Removal of Crown Immunities from Health Service Bodies.

      1. Part I Amendments Continuing Certain Statutory Exemptions.

      2. Part II Consequential Amendments.

      3. Part III Transitional Provisions.

   9. Schedule 9

      Minor and Consequential Amendments.

   10. Schedule 10

       Enactments Repealed.