Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020

Interpretation of this Part

21 Meaning of “health services” and “social services”

(1) References in this Part to health services are to services provided (whether in Wales or elsewhere) under or by virtue of the 2006 Act, for or in connection with—

(a) the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness;

(b) the promotion and protection of public health.

(2) In subsection (1), “illness” has the meaning given in section 206 of the 2006 Act.

(3) References in this Part to social services are to services provided in the exercise of a local authority’s social services functions.

(4) In subsection (3), “social services functions”, in relation to a local authority, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4) (see, in particular, section 143 of that Act).

22 Meaning of other terms

In this Part—

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a council for a county or county borough in Wales;

• “NHS body” (“corff GIG”) means—

  (a)

  a Local Health Board;

  (b)

  an NHS trust;

  (c)

  a Special Health Authority;

• “Special Health Authority” (“Awdurdod Iechyd Arbennig”) means a body established under section 22 of the 2006 Act; but does not include any cross-border Special Health Authority (within the meaning of section 8A(5) of the 2006 Act).