Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 8 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Supplementary

247 Interpretation of this Part

In this Part—

• “the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

• “health care” has the meaning given by section 240(4);

• “the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);

• “health services” has the meaning given by section 233(3);

• “NHS services” has the meaning given by section 234(11);

• “public health services” has the meaning given by section 234(11);

• “quality standard” has the meaning given by section 234(2);

• “social care” has the meaning given by section 233(3).