National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Part 1 E+W Promotion and provision of the health service in England

[F1 Arrangements for the provision of certain health services] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 3 cross-heading substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 13(7), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

[F2 3A Power of clinical commissioning groups to commission certain health services E+W

(1) Each clinical commissioning group may arrange for the provision of such services or facilities as it considers appropriate for the purposes of the health service that relate to securing improvement—

(a) in the physical and mental health of the persons for whom it has responsibility, or

(b) in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness in those persons.

(2) A clinical commissioning group may not arrange for the provision of a service or facility under subsection (1) if the Board has a duty to arrange for its provision by virtue of section 3B or 4.

(3) Subsections (1A), (1B) and (1D) of section 3 apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 3A inserted (1.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 14, 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)