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211 provisions Title and introductory text Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
2003 c. 43
An Act to amend the law about the National Health Service; to make provision about quality and standards in the provision of health and social care, including provision establishing the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and the Commission for Social Care Inspection; to amend the law about the recovery of NHS costs from persons making compensation payments; to provide for the replacement of the Welfare Food Schemes; to make provision about appointments to health and social care bodies; and for connected purposes.
[20th November 2003]
Be 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:—
Propose a change 1 NHS foundation trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 2 Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 3 General duty of regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 4 Applications by NHS trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 5 Other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 6 Authorisation of NHS foundation trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 7 Effect of authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 8 Amendments of constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 9 Variation of authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 10 Register of NHS foundation trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 11 Power of Secretary of State to give financial assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 12 Prudential borrowing code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 13 Public dividend capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 14 Authorised services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 15 Private health care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 16 Protection of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 17 Financial powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 18 General powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 19 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 20 Entry and inspection of premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 22 Trust funds and trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 23 Failing NHS foundation trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 24 Voluntary arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 25 Dissolution etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 26 Sections 24 and 25: supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 27 Mergers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 28 Section 27: supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 29 Co-operation between NHS bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 30 Public involvement and consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 31 Patients' Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 32 Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 33 Taxation (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) In section 41 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (application to the Crown), in subsection (7), after “1978” there is inserted “ an NHS foundation trust ”.
Propose a change 34 Other amendments relating to NHS foundation trusts Schedule 4 (which makes amendments relating to NHS foundation trusts) has effect.
Propose a change 35 Conduct of elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 36 Offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 37 Representative membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 38 Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 39 General duty of NHS foundation trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propose a change 40 Interpretation of Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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