Health Act 1999
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The Health Act 1999 is a UK law that introduced wide-ranging reforms to the National Health Service, including new structures for managing and delivering healthcare services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Health Act 1999 canonical | 3 |
| Health Act 1999 (c. 8) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
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National Health Service Act 1977 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| authorises | NHS partnership arrangements with local authorities ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Health Act 1999
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
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| concerns |
delivery of healthcare services
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management of the National Health Service ⓘ organisation of health services ⓘ quality of clinical care in the NHS ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables | reforms of the National Health Service ⓘ |
| enactedFor | reform of the National Health Service in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on Health Authorities
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provisions on Primary Care Trusts ⓘ provisions on clinical governance ⓘ provisions on partnership arrangements in health and social care ⓘ provisions on the Commission for Health Improvement ⓘ provisions on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence ⓘ provisions on the regulation of health care professionals ⓘ |
| introduced |
Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales
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a statutory basis for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence ⓘ clinical governance requirements for NHS organisations ⓘ new powers for the Secretary of State for Health regarding NHS bodies ⓘ the Commission for Health Improvement ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom health legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force as amended ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| purpose |
to introduce new structures for managing and delivering healthcare services
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to modernise the National Health Service ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain ⓘ |
| regulates |
NHS organisations
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surface form:
National Health Service bodies
health service providers ⓘ |
| sector | healthcare ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Health Act 1999 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
National Health Service
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health services ⓘ public health administration ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public general Act ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Health Act 1999 (c. 8)