Health Bill [HL]

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Health Bill [HL]

Health Bill [HL]

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health, are published
separately as HL Bill 18—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Lord Darzi of Denham has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Health Bill [HL] are compatible with the Convention
rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Quality and delivery of NHS services in England
Chapter 1
NHS Constitution
1
NHS Constitution
2
Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution
3
Availability, review and revision of NHS Constitution
4
Availability, review and revision of Handbook
5
Report on effect of NHS Constitution
Chapter 2
Quality accounts
6
Duty of providers to publish information
7
Supplementary provision about the duty
8
Regulations under section 6
Chapter 3
Direct payments
9
Direct payments for health care
10
Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner
11
Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
Chapter 4
Innovation
12
Innovation prizes

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Part 2
Powers in relation to health bodies
Chapter 1
Trust special administrators for NHS bodies in England
13
Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
14
De-authorised NHS foundation trusts
15
Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts
16
Trust special administrators: consequential amendments
Chapter 2
Suspension
17
NHS and other health appointments: suspension
Part 3
Miscellaneous
Tobacco
18
Prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists
19
Prohibition of tobacco displays etc
20
Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines
21
Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland
22
Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
Pharmaceutical services in England
23
Pharmaceutical needs assessments
24
New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list
25
Pharmaceutical lists - minor amendment
26
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
27
LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities
Pharmaceutical services in Wales
28
Pharmaceutical lists - minor amendment
29
Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties
30
LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards
Adult social care
31
Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social
care
Disclosure of information
32
Disclosure of information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

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Part 4
General
33
Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc
34
Repeals and revocations
35
Extent
36
Commencement
37
Short title
Schedule 1   —
Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 2   —
De-authorised NHS foundation trusts
Schedule 3   —
NHS and other health appointments: suspension
Part 1   —
Amendments of enactments
Part 2   —
Supplementary
Schedule 4   —
Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 5   —
Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or
funded adult social care
Part 1   —
New Part 3A for the Local Government Act 1974
Part 2   —
Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 6   —
Repeals and revocations

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