Health Act 2009

1. Introduction

2. Overview of the Structure

3. Background and Summary

   1. Part 1

      Quality and Delivery of NHS Services in England

      1. General Background: NHS Next Stage Review

      2. Chapter 1 - NHS Constitution

      3. Chapter 2 - Quality Accounts

      4. Chapter 3 - Direct payments

      5. Chapter 4 - Innovation

   2. Part 2

      Powers in Relation to Health Bodies

      1. Chapter 1 – Powers in Relation to Failing NHS Bodies in England

         1. De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts

         2. Trust special administrators

      2. Chapter 2 –Suspension

   3. Part 3

      Miscellaneous

      1. Tobacco

      2. Pharmaceutical services

      3. Private patient income

      4. Optical appliances

      5. Adult social care

      6. Disclosure of Information

4. Territorial Extent: Further Information

   1. Part 1: NHS Constitution, Quality Accounts, Direct payments and Innovation

   2. Part 2: De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts and trust special administrators

      1. Suspension

   3. Part 3: Miscellaneous

      1. Tobacco

      2. Pharmaceutical services

      3. Private patient income

      4. Optical appliances

      5. Adult social care

      6. Disclosure of information

   4. Territorial application: Wales

   5. Territorial application: Scotland

   6. Northern Ireland

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – Quality and Delivery of NHS Services

      1. Chapter 1 - NHS Constitution

         1. Section 1:  NHS Constitution

         2. Section 2:  Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution

         3. Section 3:  Availability and review of NHS Constitution

         4. Section 4: Other revisions of NHS Constitution

         5. Section 5:  Availability, review and revision of Handbook

         6. Section 6:  Report on effect of NHS Constitution

         7. Section 7: Regulations under section 3 or 4

      2. Chapter 2 – Quality Accounts

         1. Section 8: Duty of providers to publish information

         2. Section 9: Supplementary provision about the duty

         3. Section 10: Regulations under section 8

      3. Chapter 3 – Direct payments

         1. Overview of provisions

            1. Direct payments for health care

            2. Regulations about direct payments

            3. Direct payments pilot schemes

            4. Arrangements with other bodies relating to direct payments

            5. Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner

         2. Detailed explanation of provisions

            1. Section 11:  Direct payments for health care

            2. Section 12:  Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner

            3. Section 13: Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments

      4. Chapter 4: Innovation

         1. Section 14: Innovation prizes

   2. Part 2 – Powers in Relation to Health Bodies

      1. Chapter 1 – Powers in Relation to Failing NHS Bodies in England

         1. Section 15 and Schedule 2: De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts

         2. Section 16 and Schedule 2: Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

            1. Application

            2. Appointment

            3. De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts

            4. Consultation and report

            5. Action by the Secretary of State

            6. Supplementary

         3. Section 17: Trust Special Administrators: Primary Care Trusts

            1. Appointment

            2. Consultation and report

            3. Action by the Secretary of State

            4. Supplementary

         4. Section 18 Trust special administrators: consequential amendments

      2. Chapter 2 – Suspension

         1. Section 19:  NHS and other health appointments: suspension

         2. Schedule 3: NHS and other health appointments: suspension

   3. Part 3 – Miscellaneous

      1. Tobacco

         1. Section 20:  Prohibition of advertising: exclusion for specialist tobacconists

         2. Section 21: Prohibition of tobacco displays etc.

         3. Section 22:  Power to prohibit sales from vending machines

         4. Section 23:  Power to prohibit sales from vending machines: Northern Ireland

         5. Section 24 and Schedule 4:  Tobacco: minor and consequential amendments

      2. Pharmaceutical Services in England

         1. Section 25:Pharmaceutical needs assessments

         2. Section 26: New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list

         3. Section 27: Pharmaceutical lists: minor amendment

         4. Section 28: Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties

         5. Section 29: LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities

      3. Pharmaceutical services in Wales

         1. Section 30: Pharmaceutical lists - minor amendment

         2. Section 31: Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties

         3. Section 32:  LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards

      4. Private patient income

         1. Section 33: Private patient income of mental health foundation trusts

      5. Optical appliances

         1. Section 34: Payments in respect of costs of optical appliances

      6. Adult social care

         1. Section 35:  Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

         2. Schedule 5:  Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

            1. Section 34A: Interpretation: “adult social care provider” and “adult social care”

            2. Section 34B:  Power to investigate and Schedule 5A:  Matters not subject to investigation

            3. Section 34C: Who can complain and section 34D: Procedure for making complaints

            4. Section 34E: Matters coming to attention of Local Commissioner

            5. Section 34F: Procedure in respect of investigations

            6. Section 34G: Investigations: further provisions

            7. Section 34H: Statements about investigations

            8. Section 34I: Adverse findings notices

            9. Section 34J: Publication of statements etc. by Local Commissioner

            10. Section 34K: Disclosure of information

            11. Section 34L: Law of defamation

            12. Section 34M: Consultation with other Commissioners

            13. Section 34N: Collaborative working with other Commissioners

            14. Section 34O: Disclosure of information by Local Commissioner to Information Commissioner and Section 34P: Disclosure of information by Local Commissioner to Care Quality Commission

            15. Section 34R: Review, recommendations, advice and guidance and Section 34S: Annual reports

            16. Section 34T:  Interpretation of Part 3A

      7. Part 2 of Schedule 5

      8. Disclosure of Information

         1. Section 36:  Disclosure of information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

   4. Part 4 – General

      1. Section 37: Power to make transitional and consequential provision etc

      2. Section 38:  Repeals and revocations

      3. Section 39:  Extent

      4. Section 40: Commencement

      5. Section 41: Short title

6. Hansard References

7. GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS