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Health and Care Act 2022

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76 Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers

In section 96 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (limits on functions to set or modify licence conditions)— (a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (d) insert— (da) for the purpose of ensuring that decisions relating to the provision of health care services for the purposes of the NHS are made with regard to all their likely effects in relation to the matters referred to in subsection (2A); ; (b) after subsection (2) insert— (2A) The matters referred to in subsection (2)(da) are— (a) the health and well-being of the people of England; (b) the quality of services provided to individuals— (i) by relevant bodies, or (ii) in pursuance of arrangements made by relevant bodies, for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, as part of the health service in England; (c) efficiency and sustainability in relation to the use of resources by relevant bodies for the purposes of the health service in England. (2B) For the purposes of subsection (2)(da) (as read with subsection (2A))— (a) a reference to the effects of decisions in relation to the health and well-being of the people of England includes a reference to the effects of the decisions in relation to inequalities between the people of England with respect to their health and well-being; (b) a reference to effects of decisions in relation to the quality of services provided to individuals includes a reference to the effects of the decisions in relation to inequalities between individuals with respect to the benefits that they can obtain from those services. (2C) In subsection (2A) “relevant bodies” means— (a) NHS England, (b) integrated care boards, (c) NHS trusts established under section 25, and (d) NHS foundation trusts.

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76 Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers

In section 96 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (limits on functions to set or modify licence conditions)— (a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (d) insert— (da) for the purpose of ensuring that decisions relating to the provision of health care services for the purposes of the NHS are made with regard to all their likely effects in relation to the matters referred to in subsection (2A); ; (b) after subsection (2) insert— (2A) The matters referred to in subsection (2)(da) are— (a) the health and well-being of the people of England; (b) the quality of services provided to individuals— (i) by relevant bodies, or (ii) in pursuance of arrangements made by relevant bodies, for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, as part of the health service in England; (c) efficiency and sustainability in relation to the use of resources by relevant bodies for the purposes of the health service in England. (2B) For the purposes of subsection (2)(da) (as read with subsection (2A))— (a) a reference to the effects of decisions in relation to the health and well-being of the people of England includes a reference to the effects of the decisions in relation to inequalities between the people of England with respect to their health and well-being; (b) a reference to effects of decisions in relation to the quality of services provided to individuals includes a reference to the effects of the decisions in relation to inequalities between individuals with respect to the benefits that they can obtain from those services. (2C) In subsection (2A) “relevant bodies” means— (a) NHS England, (b) integrated care boards, (c) NHS trusts established under section 25, and (d) NHS foundation trusts.

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