PART 9Health and adult social care services: information
CHAPTER 2NHS ENGLAND: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION ETC.
General and supplementary
275Interpretation of this Chapter
In this Chapter—
“adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);
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“devolved authority” means—
(a)
the Scottish Ministers;
(b)
the Welsh Ministers; and
(c)
a Northern Ireland Minister;
“health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);
“health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);
“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 253(3);
“mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);
“Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;
“public body” means a body or other person whose functions—
(a)
are of a public nature, or
(b)
include functions of that nature,
but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;
F2“relevant data functions” has the meaning given by section 253(3);
“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).