Health care principles
5Duty to uphold the health care principles
1
For the purposes of the rights conferred by section 3, each relevant NHS body must—
a
in performing its health service functions, uphold the health care principles in so far as they are relevant to the function being performed, and
b
ensure that any person with whom it enters into a contract, agreement or arrangements to provide health care upholds the health care principles in so far as they are relevant to the service being provided.
2
For the purposes of this Act, a “relevant NHS body” is—
a
a Health Board,
b
a Special Health Board,
c
the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service (“the Agency”).