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Health and Social Care Act 2001

2001 c. 15 · Enacted 11 May 2001 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 6 April 2016.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 19repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 11
s. 57(3)-(5) (7)amendment to earlier affecting provision 1989 c. 41 s. 17AHealth and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 14 para. 1

an Act to amend the law about the national health service; to provide for the exercise of functions by Care Trusts under partnership arrangements under the Health Act 1999 and to make further provision in relation to such arrangements; to make further provision in relation to social care services; to make provision in relation to the supply or other processing of patient information; to extend the categories of appropriate practitioners in relation to prescription-only medicinal products; and for connected purposes.

[11th May 2001]

C1Be 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:—C2C3C4C5

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Modifications

C1

Act: power to exclude or modify conferred (1.8.2001 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by 1977 c. 49, s. 84B(7)(8) (as inserted by 2001 c. 15, ss. 13(1), 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2001/2804, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to art. 2(2))

C2

Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (8.2.2003) by The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Isles of Scilly) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/49), art. 2

C3

Act power to exclude or apply (with modifications) conferred by 1977 c. 49, s. 84B(7)(8) (as inserted (17.3.2003 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), ss. 13(1), 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2003/713, art. 2)

C4

Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (8.4.2003) by The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Isles of Scilly) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/761), art. 2(2)(a)

C5

Act extended in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (21.6.2004) by The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Isles of Scilly) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1425), art. 2

Contents

  1. Part 1: National Health Service
  2. Health service funding
  3. 1Determination of allotments to and resource limits for Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts Repealed
  4. 2Payments relating to past performance Repealed
  5. 3Supplementary payments to NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts Repealed
  6. 4Public-private partnerships Repealed
  7. 5Income generation
  8. Terms of employment of health service employees
  9. 6Terms and conditions of employment by health service bodies Repealed
  10. Local authority scrutiny of health service provision
  11. 7Functions of overview and scrutiny committees
  12. 8Joint overview and scrutiny committees etc. Repealed
  13. 9Overview and scrutiny committees: exempt information Repealed
  14. 10Application to the City of London Repealed
  15. Public involvement and consultation
  16. 11Public involvement and consultation Repealed
  17. Independent advocacy services
  18. 12Independent advocacy services Repealed
  19. Intervention powers
  20. 13Intervention orders Repealed
  21. Abolition of Medical Practices Committee and National Health Service Tribunal
  22. 14Abolition of Medical Practices Committee
  23. 15Vacancies for medical practitioners Repealed
  24. 16Abolition of NHS Tribunal Repealed
  25. General and personal medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services and pharmaceutical services
  26. 17Remuneration of general medical practitioners Repealed
  27. 18Out of hours medical services Repealed
  28. 19Enhanced criminal record certificates Repealed
  29. 20Medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical etc. lists Repealed
  30. 21Conditional inclusion in medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists Repealed
  31. 22Dental corporations
  32. 23Declaration of financial interests, gifts, etc. Repealed
  33. 24Supplementary lists Repealed
  34. 25Suspension and disqualification of practitioners Repealed
  35. Personal medical services and personal dental services
  36. 26PMS and PDS lists
  37. The Family Health Services Appeal Authority
  38. 27The Family Health Services Appeal Authority Repealed
  39. Part 2: Pharmaceutical Services
  40. Chapter 1: Local Pharmaceutical Services
  41. Preparation and making of pilot schemes
  42. 28Pilot schemes Repealed
  43. 29Making pilot schemes Repealed
  44. 30Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises Repealed
  45. Reviews, variation and termination of pilot schemes
  46. 31Reviews of pilot schemes Repealed
  47. 32Variation and termination of pilot schemes Repealed
  48. NHS contracts and financial provisions
  49. 33NHS contracts Repealed
  50. 34Funding of preparatory work Repealed
  51. 35Charges, recovery of payments and penalties Repealed
  52. General
  53. 36Effect of the 1977 Act Repealed
  54. 37Premises from which piloted services may be provided Repealed
  55. 38Control of entry regulations Repealed
  56. Assessing the result of pilot schemes
  57. 39Assessing pilot schemes
  58. Provision for local pharmaceutical schemes
  59. 40Provision for LPS schemes Repealed
  60. Corresponding provision, etc.
  61. 41Corresponding provision and application of enactments Repealed
  62. Chapter 2: Changes to existing arrangements
  63. England and Wales
  64. 42Dispensing of NHS prescriptions and provision of pharmaceutical services Repealed
  65. 43Remote provision of pharmaceutical, etc. services Repealed
  66. Scotland Not yet in force
  67. 44Dispensing of NHS prescriptions
  68. Part 3: Care Trusts and Partnership Arrangements
  69. 45Care Trusts Repealed
  70. 46Directed partnership arrangements Repealed
  71. 47Further provisions about directions in connection with directed partnership arrangements and Care Trusts Repealed
  72. 48Transfer of staff in connection with partnership arrangements Repealed
  73. Part 4: Social Care
  74. Nursing care
  75. 49Exclusion of nursing care from community care services Repealed
  76. Preserved rights
  77. 50Preserved rights: transfer to local authorities of responsibilities as to accommodation
  78. 51Preserved rights: disclosure of information
  79. 52Preserved rights: alignment of social security benefits
  80. Measures to increase availability of Part 3 accommodation
  81. 53Disregarding of resources when determining need for residential accommodation
  82. 54Funding by resident etc. of more expensive accommodation Repealed
  83. 55Power for local authorities to take charges on land instead of contributions
  84. 56Cross-border placements Repealed
  85. Direct payments
  86. 57Direct payments
  87. 58Direct payments in respect of children
  88. Supplementary
  89. 59Interpretation of Part 4
  90. Part 5: Miscellaneous and supplementary
  91. Patient information
  92. 60Control of patient information Repealed
  93. 61Patient Information Advisory Group Repealed
  94. Services for disabled people
  95. 62Reports to Parliament on services for disabled people
  96. Prescribing rights
  97. 63Extension of prescribing rights
  98. Supplementary
  99. 64Regulations and orders
  100. 65Supplementary and consequential provision etc
  101. 66Interpretation
  102. 67Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  103. 68Powers of National Assembly for Wales under amended Acts
  104. 69Financial provisions
  105. 70Short title, commencement and extent
  106. Schedule 1Exempt information relating to health services Repealed
  107. Schedule 2: Pilot Schemes Repealed
  108. ...Part ... Repealed
  109. Schedule 3: LPS Schemes Repealed
  110. ...Part ... Repealed
  111. Schedule 4: Partnership Arrangements: Transfer of Staff Repealed
  112. ...Part ... Repealed
  113. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
  114. Part 1: National Health Service
  115. 1Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  116. 2House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  117. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  118. 4Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)
  119. 5National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) Repealed
  120. 6Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  121. 7Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 19)
  122. 8National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 48) Repealed
  123. 9Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 46)
  124. 10Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) Repealed
  125. 11National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) Repealed
  126. 12Health Act 1999 (c. 8) Repealed
  127. 13Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)
  128. 14Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  129. Part 2: Social Care
  130. 15Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
  131. 16Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (c. 16) Not yet in force
  132. Part 3: Patient Information Repealed
  133. 17House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) Repealed
  134. 18Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) Repealed
  135. Schedule 6: Repeals
  136. 1National Health Service
  137. 2Pharmaceutical Services
  138. 3Social Care