# National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 37: Prevention of illness, care and after-care.


The Secretary of State shall make arrangements, to such extent as he considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, for the purposes of the prevention of illness, the care of persons suffering from illness or the after-care of such persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-37
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