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National Health Service Act 1977

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(1)It is the Secretary of State’s duty to provide throughout England and Wales, to such extent as he considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements—

(a)hospital accommodation;

(b)other accommodation for the purpose of any service provided under this Act;

(c)medical, dental, nursing and ambulance services;

(d)such other facilities for the care of expectant and nursing mothers and young children as he considers are appropriate as part of the health service;

(e)such facilities for the prevention of illness, the care of persons suffering from illness and the after-care of persons who have suffered from illness as he considers are appropriate as part of the health service;

(f)such other services as are required for the diagnosis and treatment of illness.

[F1(1A)The Secretary of State may provide or secure the provision of anything mentioned in subsection (1) above outside England and Wales.]

(2)Where any hospital provided by the Secretary of State in accordance with this Act was a voluntary hospital transferred by virtue of the M1National Health Service Act 1946, and—

(a)the character and associations of that hospital before its transfer were such as to link it with a particular religious denomination, then

(b)regard shall be had in the general administration of the hospital to the preservation of that character and those associations.

(3)Nothing in section 2 above or in this section affects the provisions of Part II of this Act (which relates to arrangements with practitioners for the provision of medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services).

[F2(4)For the purposes of the duty in subsection (1), services provided under—

(a)section 16CA(2) or 16CC(2) below, or

(b)a general medical services contract or a general dental services contract,

are to be regarded as provided by the Secretary of State.]

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C1S. 3(1)(a)-(f): functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (1.4.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3(2)(a), Sch. 1

C2S. 3(1)(a)-(f): transfer of functions (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 2(1), 3, 4, Sch. 1

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