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Part 2 Health and Social Care Professions etc.
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
25. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
25A.Funding of the Authority by bodies other than Social Work England
25D.Power of regulatory bodies to establish voluntary registers
25I.Functions of the Authority in relation to accredited voluntary registers
26A.Powers of Secretary of State and devolved administrations
29A.References under section 29: role of the General Medical Council
SCHEDULES
English Health Authorities: change of name
2.In section 12 (provision supplementary to sections 8 and 11),...
3.In section 16 (exercise of functions)— (a) in subsection (1),...
4.In section 16B (exercise of functions by Primary Care Trusts)—...
5.In section 16C (advice for Health Authorities and Primary Care...
6.In section 16D (Secretary of State’s directions: distribution of functions)—...
7.In section 17 (Secretary of State’s directions: exercise of functions),...
8.In section 17B (Health Authority’s directions: exercise of functions), in...
9.In section 18 (directions and regulations under preceding provisions), in...
10.In section 22 (co-operation between Health Authorities and local authorities),...
11.In section 23 (voluntary organisations and other bodies), in subsection...
15.In section 28A (power to make payments towards expenditure on...
16.In section 28BB (power of local authorities to make payments...
17.In section 37 (Dental Practice Board), in subsection (1)(b), for...
18.In section 49S (the Family Health Services Appeal Authority), in...
19.In section 51 (university clinical teaching and research)—
20.In section 65 (accommodation and services for private patients), before...
21.In section 84A (intervention orders), in subsection (2), before paragraph...
22.In section 84B (intervention orders: effect)— (a) in subsection (1),...
23.In section 85 (default powers), in subsection (1), before paragraph...
25.In section 91 (private trusts for hospitals), in subsection (3)(d),...
27.In section 96 (trusts: supplementary provisions), in subsection (1A)(a), after...
28.In section 96A (power of health authorities, etc to raise...
29.In section 98 (accounts and audit)— (a) in subsection (1),...
30.In section 99 (regulation of financial arrangements), in subsection (1),...
31.In section 125 (protection of members and officers of authorities),...
32.In section 126 (orders and regulations, and directions), in subsection...
33.In section 128 (interpretation and construction), in subsection (1A), before...
34.(1) Schedule 5 (which relates to the constitution of Health...
35.(1) Schedule 5A (which relates to Primary Care Trusts) is...
Part 2 Amendments of other Acts
36.The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
38.The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
39.The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
40.In section 4 (NHS contracts), in subsection (2), before paragraph...
41.In section 4A (provision of certain services by persons on...
42.In section 8 (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to...
43.In section 21 (schemes for meeting losses and liabilities of...
44.In section 49 (transfer of staff from health service to...
45.In section 60 (removal of Crown immunities), in subsection (7)(a),...
49.In section 20 (functions of the Commission for Health Improvement)—...
50.In section 21 (arrangements with the Audit Commission), in subsection...
51.In section 26 (co-operation between NHS bodies), after “duty of”...
53.In section 31 (arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities),...
54.In section 61 (English and Scottish border provisions), in subsection...
Reallocation of functions of Health Authorities to Primary Care Trusts
2.(1) Section 15 (duty of Health Authority in relation to...
3.(1) Section 29 (arrangements and regulations for general medical services)...
4.(1) Section 29A (medical lists) is amended as provided in...
5.(1) Section 29B (vacancies for medical practitioners) is amended as...
6.In section 31 (requirement of suitable experience), in subsection (1),...
7.In section 32 (regulations as to section 31), in subsection...
9.In section 35 (arrangements for general dental services), in subsection...
10.(1) Section 36 (regulations as to section 35) is amended...
11.In section 38 (arrangements for general ophthalmic services), in subsection...
12.(1) Section 39 (regulations as to section 38) is amended...
13.(1) Section 41 (arrangements for pharmaceutical services) is amended as...
14.In section 41A (additional pharmaceutical services), before “Health Authority”, in...
15.In section 41B (terms and conditions relating to additional pharmaceutical...
16.(1) Section 42 (regulations as to pharmaceutical services) is amended...
17.(1) Section 43 (persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services) is...
18.(1) Section 43ZA (conditional inclusion in medical, dental, ophthalmic and...
19.In section 43C (indemnity cover for Part 2 practitioners), before...
20.(1) Section 43D (supplementary lists) is amended as provided in...
21.In each of the following— (a) section 49F (disqualification of...
22.In section 49J (suspension pending appeal)— (a) before “Health Authority”,...
23.In section 49L (review of decisions)— (a) in subsections (1)...
24.In section 49M (appeals)— (a) before “Health Authority”, in each...
25.(1) Section 49N (national disqualification) is amended as provided in...
26.In section 49O (notification of decisions), after “require a” there...
27.In section 49P (withdrawal from lists), after “whom a”, in...
28.(1) Section 49Q (regulations) is amended as provided in this...
29.In section 54, after “Committee”, in each place where it...
31.In section 83 (sums otherwise payable to those providing services),...
32.In section 83A (remission and repayment of charges and travelling...
33.In section 92 (transfers of property held on trust), in...
34.In section 96A (powers of health authorities, etc, to raise...
35.In section 103 (special arrangement as to payment of remuneration),...
36.(1) Section 124 (special notices of births and deaths) is...
37.In Schedule 5A (which relates to Primary Care Trusts), after...
Part 2 Amendments of other Acts
39.The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
43.In section 25A (applications for supervision), before “Health Authority”, in...
44.In section 25C (supervision applications: supplementary), in subsection (6), after...
45.In section 25F (reclassification of patient subject to after-care under...
46.In section 39 (information as to hospitals), in subsection (1),...
47.In section 117 (after-care), in each of subsections (2), (2A)...
48.In section 140 (notification of hospitals having arrangements for reception...
49.In section 145 (interpretation), in paragraph (a) of the definition...
51.The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
53.The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
54.In section 4A (provision of certain services by persons on...
55.(1) In section 18 (indicative amounts for doctors’ practices)—
56.In section 47 (assessment of needs for community care services),...
57.In section 49 (transfer of staff from health service to...
58.In Schedule 2 (which makes provision about NHS trusts), in...
60.The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
68.In section 10(1) (which substitutes new sections 43A and 43B...
69.(1) Section 28 (plans for improving health care, etc )...
73.(1) Section 28 (pilot schemes for local pharmaceutical services) is...
74.In section 30 (designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises), before...
75.In section 31 (reviews of pilot schemes), in subsection (3)(a),...
76.In section 32 (variation and termination of pilot schemes)—
78.In section 40(1) (which inserts a new section 28J into...
79.In Schedule 1 (exempt information relating to health services), in...
80.In Schedule 2 (pilot schemes for local pharmaceutical services)—
82.In Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments), in paragraph 9,...
Amendments relating to Personal Medical Services and Personal Dental Services
Part 1 Amendments of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997
1.The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 is amended...
3.(1) Section 8ZA (lists of persons who may perform personal...
4.In section 8A (delegation of Health Authority functions relating to...
6.(1) Section 13 (preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists)...
7.(1) Section 21(1) (which inserts new sections 28C and 28D...
9.In section 40 (interpretation), in subsection (2), at the end...
Amendments relating to Local Health Boards
1.The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
3.The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
5.In section 16 (exercise of functions), in subsection (2)(c), after...
6.In section 16B (exercise of functions by Primary Care Trusts),...
7.In section 16C (advice for Health Authorities and Primary Care...
8.In section 22 (co-operation between health authorities and local authorities),...
9.In section 23 (voluntary organisations and other bodies), in subsection...
10.In section 26 (supply of goods and services by Secretary...
13.In section 28A (power to make payments towards expenditure on...
14.In section 28BB (power of local authorities to make payments...
15.In section 51 (university clinical teaching and research)—
16.In section 84A (intervention orders), in subsection (2), after paragraph...
17.In section 84B (intervention orders: effect), in subsection (1), in...
18.In section 85 (Secretary of State’s default powers), in subsection...
19.In section 92 (further transfers of trust property), in subsection...
20.In section 96A (power of health authorities etc to raise...
21.In section 98 (accounts and audit), in subsection (1), after...
22.In section 99 (regulation of financial arrangements), in subsection (1),...
23.In section 125(protection of members and officers of authorities), the...
30.The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
31.In section 4 (NHS contracts), in subsection (2), after paragraph...
32.In section 8 (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to...
33.In section 21 (schemes for meeting losses and liabilities of...
34.In section 49 (transfer of staff from health service to...
35.In section 61 (health service bodies: taxation), in subsection (3),...
36.(1) Schedule 2 (National Health Service trusts) is amended as...
45.In section 31 (arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities),...
50.In section 7 (functions of overview and scrutiny committees), in...
51.In section 46 (directed partnership arrangements), in subsection (5), in...
The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Minor and consequential amendments
2.In section 29 (arrangements and regulations for general medical services),...
3.In section 43C (indemnity cover), in subsection (3), for the...
4.(1) Section 97A (financial duties of Health Authorities and Special...
5.In section 97AA (resource limits for Health Authorities and Special...
6.In section 97D (financial duties of Primary Care Trusts), in...
7.(1) Section 97E (resource limits for Primary Care Trusts) is...
8.In section 104 (superannuation of officers of certain hospitals), in...
9.In section 105 (payments for certain medical examinations), in subsection...
12.In Schedule 12A (expenditure of Health Authorities and Primary Care...
14.In section 40 (appeals), in subsection (11), for “enabling directions...
15.In Schedule 6 (transitional and saving provisions), in paragraph 18,...
18.The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
21.Section 1 (which substituted section 8 of the 1977 Act)...
22.In Schedule 1 (amendments), paragraphs 32(b), 53 and 107(12)(b) are...
23.The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46)
24.In Part 2 of Schedule 2 (which makes pre-consolidation amendments),...
26.In section 27 (reform of Welsh health authorities), in subsection...
33.In section 1 (determination of allotments to and resource limits...
34.In section 3 (supplementary payments to NHS trusts and Primary...
36.In section 43 (remote provision of pharmaceutical, etc, services), subsection...
37.In Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 5(12)(b) is...
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