^I4201 NHS Commissioning Board renamed NHS England¶

^I905I372 Power to require commissioning of specialised services¶

^I576I14383 Spending on mental health¶

^I1475I13324 NHS England mandate: general¶

^I68I7255 NHS England mandate: cancer outcome targets¶

^I1403I4286 Duties as to reducing inequalities¶

^I33I10957 Duties in respect of research: business plan and annual report etc¶

^I574I13298 NHS England: wider effect of decisions¶

^I1157I8529 NHS England: duties in relation to climate change etc¶

^I958I62310 Public involvement: carers and representatives¶

^I173I36411 Information about inequalities¶

^I3I58412 Support and assistance by NHS England¶

^I1035I28513 Exercise of functions relating to provision of services¶

^I749I144714 Preparation of consolidated accounts for providers¶

^I344I88415 Funding for service integration¶

^I724I70316 Payments in respect of quality¶

^I336I63317 Secondments to NHS England¶

^I1102I68018 Role of integrated care boards¶

^I62619 Establishment of integrated care boards¶

^I547I114720 People for whom integrated care boards have responsibility¶

^I274I88521 Commissioning hospital and other health services¶

^I1195I6122 Commissioning primary care services etc¶

^I27923 Transfer schemes in connection with transfer of primary care functions¶

^I1534I94524 Commissioning arrangements: conferral of discretions¶

^I1166I46125 General functions¶

^I1014I41126 Integrated care partnerships and strategies¶

^I406I12427 NHS England’s financial responsibilities¶

^I111028 Expansion of NHS England’s duties in respect of expenditure¶

^I1154I11229 Financial responsibilities of integrated care boards and their partners¶

^I67030 Expansion of financial duties of integrated care boards and their partners¶

^I1270I135531 Care Quality Commission reviews etc of integrated care system¶

^I897I142332 Integrated care system: further amendments¶

^I1540I14433 Abolition of Monitor and transfer of functions to NHS England¶

^I1236I97034 Exercise by NHS England of new regulatory functions¶

^I93I84535 Modification of standard licence conditions¶

^I1105I93036 Abolition of NHS Trust Development Authority¶

^I959I29537 Merger of bodies: consequential amendment¶

^I894I769I38838 Transfer schemes in connection with abolished bodies¶

^I1206I128839 Transfer schemes under section 38: taxation¶

^I463I151140 Duties in respect of research¶

^I1117I13641 Report on assessing and meeting workforce needs¶

^I1356I67642 Arrangements for exercise of public health functions¶

^I876I134643 Power of direction: public health functions¶

^I217I1344 Power of direction: investigation functions¶

^I1392I62145 General power to direct NHS England¶

^I41546 Reconfiguration of services: intervention powers¶

^I163I28247 Review into NHS supply chains¶

^I952I143148 NHS trusts in England¶

^I921I118249 Removal of power to appoint trust funds and trustees¶

^I524I149750 Sections 48 and 49: consequential amendments¶

^I1178I153951 Licensing of NHS trusts¶

^I361I74352 NHS trusts: wider effect of decisions¶

^I259I115353 NHS trusts: duties in relation to climate change¶

^I366I23554 Oversight and support of NHS trusts¶

^I559I25155 Directions to NHS trusts¶

^I1310I153256 Recommendations about restructuring of NHS trusts¶

^I1197I153357 Intervention in NHS trusts¶

^I617I97258 NHS trusts: conversion to NHS foundation trusts and dissolution¶

^I318I52859 Appointment of chair of NHS trusts¶

^I645I5260 Financial objectives for NHS trusts¶

^I1230I51561 Licensing of NHS foundation trusts¶

^I92I23362 Capital spending limits for NHS foundation trusts¶

^I1444I94163 Accounts, reports and forward plans¶

^I607I964 NHS foundation trusts: joint exercise of functions¶

^I1196I146665 NHS foundation trusts: mergers, acquisitions and separations¶

^I1234I88766 Transfers on dissolution of NHS foundation trusts¶

^I457I91867 NHS foundation trusts: wider effect of decisions¶

^I1373I139468 NHS foundation trusts: duties in relation to climate change¶

^I1337I11169 Transfer schemes between trusts¶

^I83I108370 Trust special administrators¶

^I975I127571 Joint working and delegation arrangements¶

^I91I44972 References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc¶

^I961I81173 Repeal of duties to promote autonomy¶

^I756I31774 Guidance about joint appointments¶

^I1333I98575 Co-operation by NHS bodies etc¶

^I98I16476 Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers¶

^I123I161I44177 The NHS payment scheme¶

^I1472I154278 Regulations as to patient choice¶

^I1462I154379 Procurement regulations¶

^I736I154480 Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc¶

^I1091I55881 Eradicating slavery and human trafficking in supply chains¶

^I1325I145082 Duty to provide assistance to the CMA¶

^I1387I107683 Mergers of providers: removal of CMA powers¶

^I397I9684 Removal of functions relating to competition etc¶

^I815I8885 Removal of CMA’s involvement in licensing etc¶

^I1502I138586 Special Health Authorities: removal of 3 year limit¶

^I791I70887 Tidying up etc provisions about accounts of certain NHS bodies¶

^I758I151388 Meaning of “health” in NHS Act 2006¶

^I861I124889 Repeal of spent powers to make transfer schemes etc¶

^I497I79390 Abolition of Local Education and Training Boards¶

^I1370I2191 Hospital patients with care and support needs: repeals etc¶

^I666I1131109 Establishment of the HSSIB¶

^I490I1479110 Investigation of incidents with safety implications¶

^I881I566111 Deciding which incidents to investigate¶

^I1446I389112 Criteria, principles and processes¶

^I197I720113 Final reports¶

^I1242I711114 Interim reports¶

^I841I1405115 Draft reports¶

^I1476I871116 Response to reports¶

^I843I799117 Admissibility of reports¶

^I1123I504118 Powers of entry, inspection and seizure¶

^I1132I1200119 Powers to require information etc¶

^I1471I634120 Voluntary provision of information etc¶

^I201I15121 Offences relating to investigations¶

^I1374I337122 Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material¶

^I1088I870123 Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure¶

^I1391I606124 Offences of unlawful disclosure¶

^I1228I1299125 Restriction of statutory powers requiring disclosure¶

^I269I641126 Co-operation¶

^I545I883127 Assistance of NHS bodies¶

^I289I609128 Investigations relating to Wales and Northern Ireland¶

^I1330I1343129 Failure to exercise functions¶

^I1351I60130 Review¶

^I447I548131 Offences by bodies corporate¶

^I1163I1359132 Offences by partnerships¶

^I306I1066133 Obligations of confidence etc¶

^I771I349134 Consequential amendments relating to Part 4¶

^I718I270135 Interpretation of Part 4¶

• “the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
• “Chief Investigator” means the person appointed in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 13;
• “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);
• to “disclose”, in relation to information, documents, equipment and other items includes to permit access to such things;
• “documents” includes personal and medical records;
• “final report” means a report under section 113;
• “health care services” means—

  1. all forms of health care services provided for individuals, whether relating to physical or mental health, and
  2. procedures that are similar to forms of medical or surgical care but are not provided in connection with a medical condition;
• “the HSSIB” has the meaning given by section 109(2);
• “interim report” means a report under section 114;
• “investigation”, except in the case of an investigation mentioned in section 126(1)(b), 127 or 128, means an investigation carried out by the HSSIB under section 110(1) and any related term is to be read accordingly;
• the “investigation function” of the HSSIB is its function under section 110(1) (and see also section 111(1));
• “investigator” means a person authorised by the HSSIB to carry out functions in relation to investigations on its behalf;
• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;
• “NHS foundation trust” has the meaning given by section 30 of the 2006 Act;
• “NHS services” means health care services provided in England for the purposes of the health service continued under section 1(1) of the 2006 Act;
• “NHS trust” means a National Health Service trust established under section 25 of the 2006 Act;
• “notice” means notice in writing;
• “patients” means individuals for whom health care services are provided;
• “premises” includes a vehicle;
• “protected material” has the meaning given by section 122(2);
• “qualifying incident” has the meaning given by section 110(5);
• “regulatory body” means—

  1. the General Medical Council,
  2. the General Dental Council,
  3. the General Optical Council,
  4. the General Osteopathic Council,
  5. the General Chiropractic Council,
  6. the General Pharmaceutical Council,
  7. the Nursing and Midwifery Council,
  8. the Health and Care Professions Council, or
  9. any other regulatory body, within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Health Act 1999, established at any time by an Order in Council under section 60 of that Act;
• “Special Health Authority” means a Special Health Authority established under section 28 of the 2006 Act.

^I505161 Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc¶

^I659I639162 International healthcare arrangements¶

^I1437I1484163 Regulation of local authority functions relating to adult social care¶

^I913I692164 Default powers of Secretary of State in relation to adult social care¶

^I292I45165 Care Quality Commission’s powers in relation to local authority failings¶

^I194166 Cap on care costs for charging purposes¶

^I418I425167 Provision of social care services: financial assistance¶

^I901I603168 Regulation of health care and associated professions¶

^I658169 Medical examiners¶

^I679I800170 Commercial dealings in organs for transplantation: extra-territorial offences¶

^I1406171 Storage of gametes and embryos¶

^I569172 Advertising of less healthy food and drink¶

^I20I950173 Hospital food standards¶

^I705I1037174 Food information for consumers: power to amend retained EU law¶

^I914I853175 Fluoridation of water supplies¶

^I165I250176 Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision¶

^I1149I858177 Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children¶

^I1520I147178 Early medical termination of pregnancy¶

^I200179 Child safeguarding etc in health and care: policy about information sharing¶

^I187I1187180 Licensing of cosmetic procedures¶

^I929I65181 Mandatory training on learning disability and autism¶