Health and Social Care Act 2012
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The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is a major UK law that overhauled the National Health Service in England, expanding competition, restructuring commissioning, and redistributing responsibilities among health bodies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Health and Social Care Act 2012 canonical | 16 |
| Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| abolishesBody |
primary care trusts
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strategic health authorities ⓘ |
| amends |
Health and Social Care Act 2008
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NHS Act 2006 ⓘ
surface form:
National Health Service Act 2006
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| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| controversy |
concerns about fragmentation of services
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criticised for increasing marketisation of the NHS ⓘ opposed by many professional medical bodies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsBody |
Health and Wellbeing Boards
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Healthwatch England ⓘ NHS England ⓘ
surface form:
NHS Commissioning Board
Public Health England ⓘ NHS organisations ⓘ
surface form:
clinical commissioning groups
local Healthwatch organisations ⓘ |
| doesNotPrimarilyApplyTo |
Northern Ireland
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| government |
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
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surface form:
Cameron–Clegg coalition government
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| introducedBy | Andrew Lansley ⓘ |
| introducedByOffice |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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surface form:
Secretary of State for Health
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| keyConcept |
any qualified provider
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clinical commissioning ⓘ competition in healthcare provision ⓘ outcomes-based commissioning ⓘ patient choice ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | in force (subject to later amendments) ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish and make provision about a National Health Service Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups and to make other provision about the National Health Service in England; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and adult social care services; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2010–2012 UK Parliament ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInGovernment |
Conservative Party (UK)
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Liberal Democrats ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democrats (UK)
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| primarySubject |
National Health Service
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surface form:
National Health Service in England
healthcare reform ⓘ public health ⓘ social care regulation ⓘ |
| reforms |
NHS commissioning structure in England
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NHS management and accountability in England ⓘ public health responsibilities ⓘ regulation of health and adult social care services ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| regulates |
NHS-funded healthcare providers in England
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adult social care providers in England ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2012-03-27 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Health and Social Care Act 2012 self-link ⓘ |
| strengthensRoleOf | Care Quality Commission ⓘ |
| supportFrom |
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
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surface form:
UK coalition government 2010–2015
|
| transfersFunction | public health duties from NHS to local authorities ⓘ |
| transfersFunctionTo | local authorities ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2012 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
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introducedLegislation
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Health and Social Care Act 2012
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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relatedTo
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Health and Social Care Act 2012
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this entity surface form:
Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
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partiallySupersededBy
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Health and Social Care Act 2012
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this entity surface form:
Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms
this entity surface form:
Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms