http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/267National Health Service Act 2006An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-12Expert Participation2025-09-01 Part 13Miscellaneous<Emphasis>Use of facilities in private practice</Emphasis>Permission for use of facilities in private practice2671A person to whom this section applies who wishes to use any relevant health service accommodation or facilities for the purpose of providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, ophthalmic or chiropody services to non-resident private patients may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for permission under this section.2Any application for permission under this section must specify—awhich of the relevant health service accommodation or facilities the applicant wishes to use for the purpose of providing services to such patients, andbwhich of the kinds of services mentioned in subsection (1) he wishes the permission to cover.3On receiving an application under this section the Secretary of State—amust consider whether anything for which permission is sought would interfere with the giving of full and proper attention to persons seeking or afforded access otherwise than as private patients to any services provided under this Act, andbmust grant the permission applied for unless in his opinion anything for which permission is sought would so interfere.4Any grant of permission under this section is on such terms (including terms as to the payment of charges for the use of the relevant health service accommodation or facilities pursuant to the permission) as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.5The persons to whom this section applies are—amedical practitioners, registered pharmacists or other persons who provide pharmaceutical services under Chapter 1 of Part 7,bchiropodists who provide services under this Act at premises where services are provided under that Chapter,cpersons providing primary medical services, primary dental services or primary ophthalmic services under a general medical services contract, a general dental services contract or a general ophthalmic services contract, or in accordance with section 92 arrangements or section 107 arrangements.6“Relevant health service accommodation or facilities”, in relation to a person to whom this section applies, means—aany accommodation or facilities available at premises provided by the Secretary of State by virtue of this Act, being accommodation or facilities which that person is authorised to use for purposes of this Act, orbin the case of a person to whom this section applies by virtue of subsection (5)(b), accommodation or facilities which that person is authorised to use for purposes of this Act at premises where services are provided under Chapter 1 of Part 7.