Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011

5Duty to uphold the health care principles

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(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”).