National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act – an Overview

  3. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Organisation and Operation of National Health Service

      1. Section 1 – Dissolution of National Health Service trusts: modifications of enactments

      2. Section 2 - Community health partnerships

      3. Section 3 – Duty in relation to governance of staff

      4. Section 4 – Equal opportunities

      5. Section 5 - Health Boards: duty of co-operation

      6. Section 6 - Powers of intervention in case of service failure

      7. Section 7 - Public involvement

      8. Section 8 - Dissolution of local health councils

    2. Part 2: Promotion of Health Improvement

      1. Section 9 - Duty to promote health improvement

    3. Part 3: Supplementary

      1. Section 10 - Ancillary provision

      2. Section 11 – Modification of enactments

      3. Section 12 – Commencement and short title

  4. Parliamentary History