National Health Service Act 2006

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80Supply of goods and services by the Secretary of State [F1, [F2NHS England] and [F3integrated care boards]]E+W

(1)The Secretary of State [F4, [F2NHS England] or [F5an integrated care board]] may supply to—

(a)local authorities, and

(b)such public bodies or classes of public bodies as [F6the Secretary of State] may determine,

any goods or materials of a kind used in the health service.

(2)In subsection (1) “public bodies” includes public bodies in Northern Ireland.

(3)The Secretary of State may make available to persons falling within subsection (1)—

(a)any facilities provided by him F7... for any service under this Act, and

(b)the services of persons employed by the Secretary of State or by F8... F9... a Special Health Authority or a Local Health Board.

[F10(3A)NHS England or an integrated care board may make available to persons falling within subsection (1)—

(a)any facilities the provision of which is arranged by NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board in pursuance of its functions under this Act;

(b)any facilities of NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board;

(c)the services of persons employed by NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board.]

(4)The Secretary of State may carry out [F11, and [F2NHS England] or [F12an integrated care board] may arrange for the carrying out of,] maintenance work (including minor renewals, minor improvements and minor extensions) in connection with any land or building for the maintenance of which a local authority is responsible.

(5)[F2NHS England] may supply or make available to persons—

(a)providing pharmaceutical services,

(b)providing services under a general medical services contract, a general dental services contract or a general ophthalmic services contract,

(c)providing services in accordance with section 92 arrangements or section 107 arrangements, or

(d)providing services under a pilot scheme [F13established under section 134(1) of this Act] or an LPS scheme,

such goods, materials or other facilities as may be prescribed.

(6)The Secretary of State must make available to local authorities—

(a)any services (other than the services of any person) or other facilities provided [F14by the Secretary of State] under this Act,

(b)the services provided as part of the health service by any person employed by the Secretary of State, F15... F16... a Special Health Authority or a Local Health Board, and

(c)the services of any medical practitioner, dental practitioner or nurse employed by the Secretary of State, F17... F18... a Special Health Authority or a Local Health Board otherwise than to provide services which are part of the health service,

so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable local authorities to discharge their functions relating to social services, education and public health.

[F19(6A)NHS England and each integrated care board must make available to local authorities—

(a)any services (other than the services of any person) or other facilities the provision of which is arranged by NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board in pursuance of its functions under this Act;

(b)the services of persons employed by NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board;

(c)any facilities of NHS England or (as the case may be) the integrated care board,

so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable local authorities to discharge their functions relating to social services, education and public health.]

(7)[F2NHS England] may arrange to make available to local authorities the services of persons—

(a)providing pharmaceutical services,

(b)performing services under a general medical services contract, a general dental services contract or a general ophthalmic services contract,

(c)providing services in accordance with section 92 arrangements or section 107 arrangements, [F20or]

(d)performing services under a pilot scheme [F21established under section 134(1) of this Act] or an LPS scheme, F22...

F22(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable local authorities to discharge their functions relating to social services, education and public health.

[F23(8)The Secretary of State may arrange to make available to local authorities the services of persons providing Special Health Authorities or Local Health Boards with services of a kind provided as part of the health service, so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable local authorities to discharge their functions relating to social services, education and public health.

(9)[F2NHS England] or [F24an integrated care board] may arrange to make available to local authorities the services of persons providing services pursuant to arrangements made under this Act by [F2NHS England] or (as the case may be) [F25the integrated care board in the exercise of its functions], so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable local authorities to discharge their functions relating to social services, education and public health.