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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Cross Heading: Specific powers is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1Specific powersS

10SAn NHS trust may enter into NHS contracts.

11SAn NHS trust may undertake and commission research and make available staff and provide facilities for research by other persons.

12SAn NHS trust may—

(a)provide training for persons employed or likely to be employed by the trust or otherwise in the provision of services under this Act; and

(b)make facilities and staff available in connection with training by a university or any other body providing training in connection with the health service.

13SAn NHS trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying out on such terms as seem to it to be appropriate, of any of its functions jointly with any Health Board, with the Agency, with another NHS trust or with any other body or individual.

14SAccording to the nature of its functions, an NHS trust may make accommodation or services or both available for patients who give undertakings (or for whom undertakings are given) to pay, in respect of the accommodation or services (or both) such charges as the trust may determine.

15SFor the purpose of making additional income available in order better to perform its functions, an NHS trust shall have the powers specified in section 7(2) of the Health and Medicines Act M11988 (extension of powers of Secretary of State for financing the Health Service).]

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M11988 c.49(113:2).

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