Part 2

Standards
Chapter 2

NHS health care: introductory

Quality in health care
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In this Part “health care” means—
a
services provided to individuals for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness; and
b
the promotion and protection of public health.
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In subsection (2)(a), “illness” has the meaning given by section 275 of the 2006 Act.
4
In this Chapter references to the provision of health care for a body include in the case of an English
NHS
body references to the provision of health care in respect of which direct payments are made by that body under section 12A(1), or under regulations under section 12A(4), of the National Health Service Act 2006.
S. 45 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/759, art. 9
S. 45 applied (1.4.2005) by Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), ss. 10(2), 12(1); S.I. 2005/121, art. 2(2)
Words in s. 45(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 241 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
S. 45 functions made exercisable by Local Health Boards (1.10.2009) by The Local Health Boards (Directed Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1511), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch.
S. 45(4) inserted (temp.) (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(b)
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified by 2004 c. 17, s. 10(4) (as substituted (1.10.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No.2) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/813), arts. 1(1), 15)
S. 45(1) repealed (1.4.2023) by Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 1), s. 29(2), Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2023/370, art. 3(1)(t)