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(1)It is the Secretary of State's duty to provide throughout England and Wales, to such extent as he considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements—
(a)hospital accommodation;
(b)other accommodation for the purpose of any service provided under this Act;
(c)medical, dental, nursing and ambulance services;
(d)such other facilities for the care of expectant and nursing mothers and young children as he considers are appropriate as part of the health service;
(e)such facilities for the prevention of illness, the care of persons suffering from illness and the after-care of persons who have suffered from illness as he considers are appropriate as part of the health service;
(f)such other services as are required for the diagnosis and treatment of illness.
(2)Where any hospital provided by the Secretary of State in accordance with this Act was a voluntary hospital transferred by virtue of the [1946 c. 81.] National Health Service Act 1946, and—
(a)the character and associations of that hospital before its transfer were such as to link it with a particular religious denomination, then
(b)regard shall be had in the general administration of the hospital to the preservation of that character and those associations.
(3)Nothing in section 2 above or in this section affects the provisions of Part II of this Act (which relates to arrangements with practitioners for the provision of medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services).
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