Health Services and Public Health Act 1968
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The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 was a UK statute that expanded and modernised public health and local authority health services, forming part of the legislative foundation later consolidated into the National Health Service Act 2006.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| amended | earlier National Health Service legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
National Health Service authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local authorities responsible for health services ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
health law
ⓘ
local government law ⓘ public health law ⓘ |
| consolidatedBy | National Health Service Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of community health services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| expanded | powers of local authorities to provide health services ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | legislative framework for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governs |
provision of certain health services by local authorities
ⓘ
public health functions within the National Health Service framework ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
organisation of public health services in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
statutory basis of local authority health functions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom health services legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| laterConsolidatedInto | National Health Service Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general Act ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernised | statutory framework for public health services ⓘ |
| policyArea |
health and social care
ⓘ
public health policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to amend and supplement existing National Health Service legislation
ⓘ
to expand and modernise local authority health services ⓘ to expand and modernise public health services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
National Health Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local authority health functions ⓘ public health services ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partly in force
ⓘ
partly repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
health services
ⓘ
local authority health powers ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | primary legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1968 ⓘ |
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