(1) A Special Health Authority may employ such officers as...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Special Health Authority must follow Welsh Ministers' rules on staff hiring and pay Crown / Minister / Government department
UK Act of Parliament
2006
United Kingdom
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
(1) The contract of employment of an employee transferred by...
- Employee contracts and rights transfer automatically on transfer order
Browse 165 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The Welsh Ministers must provide for the medical inspection at...
(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in respect of—
Regulations may provide for any incidental or supplementary matter for...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may— (a) provide a microbiological service...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may conduct research, or may assist...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may, by arrangement with any local...
An arrangement under paragraph 2(2) may provide for payments by...
A local authority may not make an arrangement under paragraph...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) each local authority, in...
In paragraphs 1 to 5 any expression to which a...
Any charge made under regulations under this Act in respect...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may, by arrangement with any local...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—
The Welsh Ministers must arrange, to such extent as they...
The Welsh Ministers may provide vehicles (including wheelchairs) for persons...
Each Local Health Board is a body corporate.
(1) A Local Health Board may pay the chairman, the...
(1) An LHB order must specify— (a) the name of...
(1) An LHB order may provide for the establishment of...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a Local Health Board may...
(1) Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort)...
(1) A Local Health Board may— (a) make available at...
(1) The powers of a Local Health Board include power...
(1) A Local Health Board may conduct, commission or assist...
A Local Health Board may— (a) make officers available in...
Regulations may make provision in relation to—
(1) A Local Health Board must not be regarded as...
(1) A Local Health Board may be authorised to purchase...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may, if a Local Health Board...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order (referred to in...
(1) Stamp duty is not chargeable in respect of any...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer to a...
(1) The contract of employment of an employee transferred under...
(1) Where an employee will be transferred by an order...
Where a Local Health Board is dissolved, an order under...
In this Schedule, “NHS trust in Wales” means an NHS...
The members of a Local Health Board are—
(1) Regulations may make provision about— (a) the appointment of...
Any reference in this Schedule to a committee of a...
The validity of any proceedings of a Local Health Board,...
(1) A Local Health Board may employ such officers as...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct a Local Health Board—...
In addition to making provision in relation to Strategic Health...
Each NHS trust is a body corporate.
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order provide for the...
(1) An NHS trust must pay— (a) to the chairman...
(1) For each accounting year an NHS trust must prepare...
An NHS trust must furnish to the Welsh Ministers such...
(1) An NHS trust may do anything which appears to...
(1) In addition to carrying out its other functions, an...
An NHS trust may undertake and commission research and make...
An NHS trust may— (a) provide training for persons employed...
An NHS trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying...
(1) According to the nature of its functions, an NHS...
(1) An NHS trust must not be regarded as the...
(1) For the purpose of making additional income available in...
An NHS Trust may arrange for the provision of accommodation...
The Welsh Ministers may by order confer specific powers on...
(1) The powers of an NHS trust include power to...
An NHS trust may provide services under an agreement made...
(1) An NHS trust may employ such staff as it...
(1) An NHS trust may, for or in respect of...
(1) An NHS trust may be authorised to purchase land...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order dissolve an NHS...
(1) If an NHS trust is dissolved under paragraph 28,...
(1) Each NHS trust has a board of directors consisting...
(1) If an NHS trust is dissolved under paragraph 28,...
An NHS trust may not be dissolved or wound up...
Section 128 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971...
(1) The fixing of the seal of an NHS trust...
In this Schedule— “provide” includes manage, “operational date” has the...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision with...
(1) The first NHS trust order made in relation to...
(1) An NHS trust order may require a ... Special...
(1) An NHS trust order may provide for the establishment...
(1) This paragraph applies to any person who, immediately before...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer, or provide...
(1) Each NHS trust has an originating capital of an...
Any direction under section 19 with respect to the maximum...
(1) Each NHS trust must ensure that its revenue is...
(1) For the purpose of its functions an NHS trust...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may guarantee, in such manner and...
The aggregate of all sums borrowed by NHS trusts which...
The Welsh Ministers may, with the consent of the Treasury,...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may make a payment to an...
(1) If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that any...
(1) An NHS trust has power to invest money held...
Each Special Health Authority is a body corporate.
The proceedings of a Special Health Authority are not invalidated...
(1) A Special Health Authority may— (a) make available at...
(1) Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort)...
Provision may be made by regulations with respect to the...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may pay to—
(1) The Welsh Ministers must, before they make regulations under...
Provision may be made by regulations as to—
Regulations made under this Schedule may make provision (including provision...
A Special Health Authority may pay subscriptions, of such amounts...
A Special Health Authority has power to accept gifts of...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order provide for the...
(1) A pilot scheme may be made—
(1) Before making a pilot scheme, the Local Health Board...
(1) If proposals for a pilot scheme are submitted under...
(1) This paragraph applies if a Local Health Board proposes...
(1) Proposals for a pilot scheme submitted under paragraph 2,...
The Welsh Ministers may issue guidance about the criteria by...
(1) If the Welsh Ministers approve proposals for a pilot...
(1) Local Health Boards may establish LPS schemes.
(1) The Welsh Ministers may make regulations allowing a Local...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may make regulations with respect to...
(1) In section 174 and 175 and this Schedule, “general...
(1) In section 174 “ main expenditure ”, in relation...
(1) For each financial year, the Welsh Ministers must apportion...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may designate any element of the...
(1) In this Schedule— “designated” means designated in writing by...
The following are NHS bodies for the purposes of this...
(1) Each NHS body must keep proper accounts and proper...
(1) Each NHS body must prepare in respect of each...
Section 61(1) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c....
(1) This paragraph applies in relation to NHS bodies that...
(1) For the purposes of this paragraph a “relevant charitable...
(1) For the purposes of this paragraph a “relevant non-charitable...
Schedule 10 para.1
Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant...
Information relating to a particular person who was included in...
Information relating to a particular person who is, or was...
Information relating to a particular person who—
(1) Information relating to a particular person who—
Information relating to any particular employee, former employee, or applicant...
Information relating to the physical or mental health of a...
Information relating to a person of a description specified in...
Information falling within paragraph 5 of Part 1 is exempt...
Information falling within paragraph 6 of Part 1 is exempt...
Information falling within paragraph 8 of Part 1 is exempt...
Information relating to any particular occupier or former occupier of,...
In this Schedule— “disposal”, in relation to property, includes the...
Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...
Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...
The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by...
Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to...
The identity of a relevant body (as well as of...
Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether...
This Schedule applies where, under any arrangements under regulations under...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order transfer to the...
(1) An order under paragraph 2 may provide that, in...
(1) Where an employee will be transferred by an order...
Regulations may make provision with respect to—
Payments under this Schedule are subject to such conditions as...
The Welsh Ministers must appoint a secretary to each standing...
Each standing advisory committee may appoint such sub-committees as it...
Any such sub-committee may include persons who are not members...
Each standing advisory committee must elect one of the members...
But regulations under paragraph 1(b) may make provision about the...
Each standing advisory committee has power to regulate its own...
The proceedings of a standing advisory committee are not invalidated...
The Welsh Ministers may make such payments in respect of...
The Welsh Ministers may pay to the members of a...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the Welsh Ministers are satisfied...
The Welsh Ministers may, by notice in writing served on...
A committee recognised under section 190 or this Schedule must—...
The Welsh Ministers may defray such expenses incurred by a...
Further provision about local social services authorities
Further provision about local social services authorities
Further provision about local social services authorities
Further provision about local social services authorities
Local Dental Committees
- Pay apportioned administrative expenses to Local Dental Committee
Persons authorised to provide pharmaceutical services
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Health Boards must publish lists of dispensing GPs Local authority
Browse 227 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Welsh Ministers' duty to promote health service
Welsh Ministers' duty to secure quality in health services
Welsh Ministers' general power
Welsh Ministers' duty as to provision of certain services
High security psychiatric services
Other services
Performance of functions outside Wales
Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state
Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A
Reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state where expenditure incurred on or after 25 October 2013
Prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6BA
NHS contracts
Provision for bodies in Northern Ireland
Provision for bodies in Scotland
Arrangements to be treated as NHS contracts
Welsh Ministers' arrangements with other bodies
Procurement of services etc. as part of the NHS in Wales
Direct payments for health care
Regulations about direct payments
Arrangements with other bodies relating to direct payments
Local Health Boards
Functions of Local Health Boards
Local Health Boards' duty to secure quality in health services
Exercise of Local Health Board functions
Section 50 arrangements and section 64 arrangements
Administration and management of services
Advice for Local Health Boards
Plans for improving health etc
NHS trusts
Welsh Ministers' directions to NHS trusts
General duty of NHS trusts
Duty of NHS trusts to secure quality in health services
Financial provisions relating to NHS trusts
Special Health Authorities
Welsh Ministers' directions to Special Health Authorities
Exercise of health service functions by Special Health Authorities
Duty of Special Health Authorities to secure quality in health services
Exercise of Special Health Authority functions
Duty to have regard to providing sufficient nurses
Duty to calculate and take steps to maintain nurse staffing levels
Nurse staffing levels: method of calculation
Nurse staffing levels: guidance
Nurse staffing levels: reports
Intervention orders
Effect of intervention orders
Default powers
Transfer of residual liabilities
Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc of certain health service bodies
Directions and regulations under this Part
Supply of goods and services by local authorities
Arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities
Power of local authorities to make payments
Care Trusts
Directed partnership arrangements
Further provisions about directions and directed partnership arrangements
Supply of goods and services by the Welsh Ministers
Conditions of supply under section 38
Health and well-being strategies in Wales
Primary medical services
General medical services contracts: introductory
Requirement to provide certain primary medical services
Persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts
GMS contracts: payments
GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc
GMS contracts: other required terms
GMS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Persons performing primary medical services
Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary medical services
Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 50
Regulations about section 50 arrangements
Assistance and support: primary medical services
Local Medical Committees
Use of accommodation: provision of primary medical services
Primary dental services
General dental services contracts: introductory
Requirement to provide certain primary dental services
Persons eligible to enter into GDS contracts
GDS contracts: payments
GDS contracts: other required terms
GDS contracts: disputes and enforcement
Persons performing primary dental services
Arrangements by Local Health Boards for the provision of primary dental services
Persons with whom agreements may be made under section 64
Regulations about section 64 arrangements
Dental public health
Assistance and support: primary dental services
Use of accommodation: provision of primary dental services
Arrangements for general ophthalmic services
Regulations as to general ophthalmic services
Medical practitioners with qualifications prescribed under section 71
Exercise of choice of practitioner
Inadequate provision of ophthalmic services
Remuneration for persons providing general ophthalmic services
Section 76: supplementary
Local Optical Committees
Use of accommodation: provision of general ophthalmic services
Arrangements for pharmaceutical services
Arrangements for additional pharmaceutical services
Terms and conditions, etc
Pharmaceutical needs assessments
Regulations as to pharmaceutical services
Regulations under section 83: appeals, etc
Power to charge
Inadequate provision of pharmaceutical services
Remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services
Section 88: supplementary
Local Pharmaceutical Committees
Use of accommodation: provision of pharmaceutical services
Pilot schemes
Making pilot schemes
Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises
Reviews of pilot schemes
Variation and termination of pilot schemes
NHS contracts and the provision of piloted services
Funding of preparatory work
Application of this Act
Premises from which piloted services may be provided
Control of entry regulations
Local pharmaceutical services schemes
Application of enactments
Conditional inclusion in ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists
Supplementary lists
Further provision about regulations under section 105
Notices and penalties
Disqualification of practitioners
Contingent removal
Fraud and unsuitability cases: supplementary
Suspension
Suspension pending appeal
Effect of suspension
Review of decisions
Appeals
National disqualification
Notification of decisions
Withdrawal from lists
Regulations about decisions under this Chapter
Corresponding provisions in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Indemnity cover
Charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services
Exemptions from general charging
Pre-payment certificates
Charges in respect of non-residents
Dental charging
Exemptions from dental charging
Charges, recovery of payments and penalties
Charges for optical appliances
Payments in respect of optical appliances
Remission and repayment of charges
Payment of travelling expenses
Sections 130 and 131: supplementary
Charges for more expensive supplies
Charges for repairs and replacements in certain cases
Charges for designated services or facilities
Sums otherwise payable to those providing services
Hospital accommodation on part payment
Expenses payable by employed patients
Recovery of charges
Recovery of charges and payments in relation to goods and services
Penalties relating to charges
Offences relating to charges
Compulsory disclosure of documents
Persons and bodies about which provision is made by this Part
Notice requiring production of documents
Production of documents
Delegation of functions
Code of practice relating to delegated functions
Disclosure of information
Protection of personal information disclosed for purposes of proceedings
Manner in which disclosure notice may be served
Offences in connection with production of documents
Offences relating to disclosure or use of information
Offences by bodies corporate etc
Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations
Penalties for offences under this Part: transitional modification
Orders and regulations under this Part
Interpretation of this Part
Acquisition, use and maintenance of property
Special trustees for a university or teaching hospital
Transfers of trust property
Transfer of functions and property to or from special trustees
Trustees and property under section 169
Application of trust property: further provisions
Trusts: supplementary provisions
Transferred property free of trusts
Trust property previously held for general hospital purposes
Voluntary hospitals
Power to raise money
Public-private partnerships
Means of meeting expenditure of Special Health Authorities out of public funds
Financial duties of Special Health Authorities
Resource limits for Special Health Authorities
Public funding of Local Health Boards
Financial duties of Local Health Boards
Resource limits for Local Health Boards
Further provision about the expenditure of Local Health Boards
Accounts and audit
Allowances for members of certain bodies
Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration
Payments for certain medical examinations
Community Health Councils
Public involvement and consultation
Functions of overview and scrutiny committees
Joint overview and scrutiny committees etc
Overview and scrutiny committees: exempt information
Independent advocacy services
Joint working with the prison service
Welsh Ministers' standing advisory committees
Advisory committees for Wales
Emergency powers
Local social service authorities
Supplies not readily obtainable
Power of Local Health Boards to make payments towards expenditure on community services
Payments in respect of voluntary organisations under section 194
Power of Welsh Ministers to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales
University clinical teaching and research
Permission for use of facilities in private practice
Persons displaced by health service development
Special notices of births and deaths
Provision of information by Registrar General
Territorial limit of exercise of functions
Orders, regulations and directions
Further provision about orders and directions under this Act
Supplementary regulatory powers
Interpretation
Index of defined expressions
Commencement
Short title, extent and application
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