Part I

Services and Administration

Functions of the Secretary of State

Secretary of State’s duty as to health service.
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of State’s general power as to services.
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Services generally.
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

High security psychiatric services.
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other services.
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Central Health Services Council and Medical Practices Committee

Central Health Services Council, and standing advisory committees.
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medical Practices Committee.
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local administration

Health Authorities and Strategic Health Authorities
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Family Practitioner Committees.
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Special Health Authorities.
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplementary provisions for ss. 8 and 11.
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of State’s directions.
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Duty of Health Authority in relation to family health services.
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercise of functions by Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities.
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Primary Care Trusts.
16A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercise of functions by Primary Care Trusts.
16B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local Health Boards
16BA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local Health Boards: functions
16BB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercise of functions by Local Health Boards
16BC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advice for Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts.
16C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Functions of Primary Care Trusts and Local Health Boards

Primary dental services
16CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dental public health
16CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Primary medical services
16CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directions as to distribution and exercise of functions

Secretary of State’s directions: distribution of functions.
16D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of State’s directions: exercise of functions.
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strategic Health Authority’s directions: distribution of functions.
17A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Health Authority’s directions: exercise of functions.
17B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directions and regulations: general

Directions and regulations under preceding provisions.
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Primary Care Trusts: further functions

Provision of services etc.
18A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advisory committees for Wales and Community Health Councils

Advisory committees for Wales.
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Independent advocacy services
19A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Community Health Councils.
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Community Health Councils in Wales
20A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Co-operation and assistance

Local social services authorities.
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Co-operation between health authorities and local authorities.
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Voluntary organisations and other bodies.
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Supplies not readily obtainable.
25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supply of goods and services by Secretary of State.
26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conditions of supply under s. 26.
27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supply of goods and services by local authorities.
28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power to make payments towards expenditure on community services.
28A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power of Secretary of State to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales.
28B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power of local authorities to make payments to NHS bodies.
28BB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision of personal medical or dental services

Personal medical or dental services.
28C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons with whom agreements may be made.
28D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services
28DA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Personal medical or dental services: regulations.
28E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delegation of Health Authority functions relating to section 28C arrangements.
28EE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right to choose medical practitioner.
28F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right to choose dental practitioner.
28G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Immunisation.
28H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use of accommodation.
28I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local pharmaceutical services schemes
28J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General dental services contracts

General dental services contracts: introductory
28K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requirement to provide certain primary dental services
28L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts
28M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GDS contracts: payments
28N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GDS contracts: other required terms
28O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement
28P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General medical services contracts

General medical services contracts: introductory
28Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requirement to provide certain primary medical services
28R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts
28S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GMS contracts: payments
28T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GMS contracts: prescription of drugs etc
28U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GMS contracts: other required terms
28V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement
28W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons performing primary medical and dental services
28X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Assistance and support
28Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act repealed (except ss. 57, Sch. 11 and ss. 126, 128 so far as they relate to those provisions, which are repealed only for E.W., see s. 7(3) of the repealing Act; and except s. 41B(2)(6)(b) as amended by S.I. 2006/1056, which is repealed immediately after that amendment comes into force, see s. 8(4)-(6); and except ss. 19, 28J, 38, 39, 41, 41B(2)(6)(b), 42(2B)(2C), 42A, 42B, 43(2), 49F, 49H, 98, 128, Sch. 8 para. 2(2B), Sch. 8A, Sch. 9A para. 6, Sch. 12 paras. 2A(1)(b)(ba), 2B, Sch. 12B as amended by Health Act 2006 (c. 28) which are repealed immediately after those amendments come into force on 1.8.2008 and 9.5.2013, see s. 8(4)-(6); and except ss. 3, 15, 16CD, 16CE, 18A, 26, 28WA-28WF, 28X, 28Y, 38, 39, 43D, 44, 45A, 45C, 72, 103 as amended by Health Act 2006 (c. 28) and to the extent that they relate to primary ophthalmic services, which are repealed immediately after those amendments come into force on 1.8.2008, see s. 8(4)-(6)) (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 6, 8(2), Sch. 4 (with saving for s. 126 in Sch. 2 para. 7 and general savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 and transitory modifications relating to primary ophthalmic services in Sch. 3 para. 1); S.I. 2008/1972, art. 2; S.I. 2013/1112, art. 2
Act: specified provisions amended and repealed and specified amendments and repeals by specified legislation commenced (1.3.2007 immediately before the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) comes into force) by virtue of The National Health Service (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1407), arts. 1-3, Schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)