http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/13INational Health Service Act 2006An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-05-05
National Health Service Act 2006s. 35(3A)(3B)Health and Social Care Act 2012s. 159(4)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 40(4)-(4B)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 5s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 42(1A)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 6s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 65F(2A)-(2F)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 15(4)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 65H(10A)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 17(4)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 66(1)(a) and wordHealth and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 25s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 68(1)(a)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 26s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006Sch. 15 para. 4(1)(b) and wordHealth and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 39(3)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 3B(1)(aa)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 2(b)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 3B(1)(za)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 2(a)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 35(3A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 5 para. 12(4)s. 186(6)reg. 2(a)Sch.reg. 132930National Health Service Act 2006s. 65H(10A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 8 para. 7(7)s. 186(6)reg. 2(a)Sch.reg. 132930National Health Service Act 2006s. 82A-83A and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 3s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 84(4)-(4B)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 4(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 92(5A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 9(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 94(3)(ca)(cb)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 11(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 98A 98BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 14s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 98BC-99B and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 15s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 100(3A)(3B)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 16(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 109(3)(ca)(cb)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 23(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 112(1)(za)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(b)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 114A 114BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 26s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 114C and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 27s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 116A 116B and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 30s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 117(4)(4A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 31(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 125A 125BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 39s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 223C(1)(c)(d)Health and Care Act 2022s. 28s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 223LAHealth and Care Act 2022s. 30(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 13G(4)Care Act 2014s. 120(18)(a)s. 127(1)National Health Service Act 2006s. 211(8)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 379(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)National Health Service Act 2006Sch. 4 para. 32APlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 380(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)
Part 2Health service bodiesCHAPTER A1 <Addition ChangeId="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c-1525959494430" CommentaryRef="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c"><Substitution ChangeId="key-c26379f595629655ada8a57e0d3d2bfd-1666174680078" CommentaryRef="key-c26379f595629655ada8a57e0d3d2bfd">NHS England</Substitution></Addition><Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c-1525959494430" CommentaryRef="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c">General duties of </Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c-1525959494430" CommentaryRef="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c"><Substitution ChangeId="key-c26379f595629655ada8a57e0d3d2bfd-1666174751564" CommentaryRef="key-c26379f595629655ada8a57e0d3d2bfd">NHS England</Substitution></Addition></Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c-1525959494430" CommentaryRef="key-c17c605fbd7569f0644650e6ed66435c">Duty as to patient choice</Addition>13INHS England must, in the exercise of its functions, act with a view to enabling patients to make choices with respect to aspects of health services provided to them.Pt. 2 Ch. A1 inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 23(1), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)