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Health Act 2009

2009 c. 21 · Enacted 12 November 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 15 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 28 February 2024.

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s. 2(6)(ea)insertedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(c)
s. 2(6)(a)substitutedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(a)
s. 2(6)(ca)insertedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 57(b)
s. 23omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 14 para. 31
s. 20omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 5
s. 21omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 5
s. 40(2)(b)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(2)
s. 40(3)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(3)
s. 40(4)words substitutedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(4)
s. 40(5)(a)(b)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(5)
s. 40(6)(b)(c)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(6)
s. 40(7)(b)(c)omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 6(7)
Sch. 4omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 21 para. 7
s. 22omittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 6 para. 17
Sch. 4 para. 1 and cross-headingomittedTobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 6 para. 18
An Act to make provision about The NHS Constitution; to make provision about health care (including provision about the National Health Service and health bodies); to make provision for the control of the promotion and sale of tobacco products; to make provision about the investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care; and for connected purposes.[12th November 2009]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Quality and delivery of health services in England
  2. Chapter 1: NHS Constitution
  3. 1NHS Constitution
  4. 2Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution
  5. 3Availability and review of NHS Constitution
  6. 4Other revisions of NHS Constitution
  7. 5Availability, review and revision of Handbook
  8. 6Report on effect of NHS Constitution
  9. 7Regulations under section 3 or 4
  10. Chapter 2: Quality accounts
  11. 8Duty of providers to publish information
  12. 9Supplementary provision about the duty
  13. 10Regulations under section 8
  14. Chapter 3: Direct payments
  15. 11Direct payments for health care
  16. 12Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner
  17. 13Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
  18. Chapter 4: Innovation Not yet in force
  19. 14Innovation prizes Not yet in force
  20. Part 2: Powers in relation to health bodies
  21. Chapter 1: Powers in relation to failing NHS bodies in England
  22. De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts
  23. 15De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts Repealed
  24. Trust special administrators
  25. 16Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  26. 17Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts
  27. Consequential amendments
  28. 18Trust special administrators: consequential amendments
  29. Chapter 2: Suspension
  30. 19NHS and other health appointments: suspension
  31. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  32. Tobacco
  33. 20Prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists
  34. 21Prohibition of tobacco displays etc
  35. 22Power to prohibit sales from vending machines
  36. 23Power to prohibit sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland
  37. 24Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
  38. Pharmaceutical services in England
  39. 25Pharmaceutical needs assessments
  40. 26New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list
  41. 27Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment
  42. 28Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
  43. 29LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
  44. Pharmaceutical services in Wales
  45. 30Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment Not yet in force
  46. 31Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
  47. 32LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards Not yet in force
  48. Private patient income
  49. 33Private patient income of mental health foundation trusts Repealed
  50. Optical appliances
  51. 34Payments in respect of costs of optical appliances
  52. Adult social care
  53. 35Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care
  54. Disclosure of information
  55. 36Disclosure of information by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
  56. Part 4: General
  57. 37Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc
  58. 38Repeals and revocations
  59. 39Extent
  60. 40Commencement
  61. 41Short title
  62. Schedule 1: Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
  63. National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
  72. 5Paragraph 5
  73. National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. 7Paragraph 7
  76. 8Paragraph 8
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. 11Paragraph 11
  80. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
  81. 12Paragraph 12
  82. 13Paragraph 13
  83. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  84. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  85. Schedule 2: De-authorised NHS foundation trusts
  86. Paragraph Not yet in force
  87. Schedule 3: NHS and other health appointments: suspension
  88. Part 1: Amendments of enactments
  89. Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 (c. 28)
  92. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  93. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17)
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. 6Paragraph 6
  99. Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. Health Act 2006 (c. 28)
  102. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  103. National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. 10Paragraph 10
  106. 11Paragraph 11
  107. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  108. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  109. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
  110. 14Paragraph 14
  111. 15Paragraph 15
  112. 16Paragraph 16
  113. 17Paragraph 17
  114. Part 2: Supplementary
  115. Cross-border bodies
  116. 18Paragraph 18
  117. Transitional provision
  118. 19Paragraph 19
  119. Schedule 4: Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
  120. Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 (c. 23)
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (c. 36)
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. 6Paragraph 6
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. 8Paragraph 8
  130. 9Paragraph 9
  131. 10Paragraph 10
  132. 11Paragraph 11
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. 13Paragraph 13
  135. Schedule 5: Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care
  136. Part 1: New Part 3A for the Local Government Act 1974
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. 2Paragraph 2
  139. 3Paragraph 3
  140. Part 2: Minor and consequential amendments
  141. Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
  142. 4Paragraph 4
  143. 5Paragraph 5
  144. 6Paragraph 6
  145. 7Paragraph 7
  146. 8Paragraph 8
  147. 9Paragraph 9
  148. 10Paragraph 10
  149. 11Paragraph 11
  150. 12Paragraph 12
  151. Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
  152. 13Paragraph 13
  153. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  154. 14Paragraph 14
  155. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (2002 asp 11)
  156. 15Paragraph 15
  157. Schedule 6: Repeals and revocations