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National Health Service Act 2006[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.
Citation2006 c. 41
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent8 November 2006
Commencement1 March 2007, subject to section 277[c]
Other legislation
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the National Health Service Act 2006 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England.

The enactments consolidated by the act were repealed by section 6 of, and schedule 4 to, the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006.[1]

Provisions

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The act consolidated the law in relation to the National Health Service in England.[2]

Section 75 of the act allows for formal partnerships agreements integrate commissioning, pool budgets or set up joint teams across different councils and the NHS.[3]

The act placed various obligations on primary care trusts, including:[4]

  • to ensure that its expenditure in any year is not higher than the allotment from the Secretary of State relating to that year
  • to ensure that its use of resources is not higher than as specified by the Secretary of State
  • to keep proper records including accounts
  • to publish annual accounts

The act also gave PCTs the power to provide hospital services for private patients and to provide services for the purpose of making additional income.[4]

The act contained an obligation to engage the public and patients.[5]

Subsequent developments

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It was significantly amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Section 278(1).
  2. ↑ Section 277(2)–(3).
  3. ↑ Section 277.

References

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  1. ↑ "National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2006 c. 43
  2. ↑ "National Health Service Act 2006". Policy Navigator. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2006.
  3. ↑ Samuel, Mithran (28 March 2013). "What social workers need to know about the new NHS". Community Care. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "List of PCT functions drawn up to aid formation of GP consortia". Local Government Chronicle. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Nicholson-Banks, Kathy (1 January 2010). "Involving local people to improve services". British Journal of Healthcare Management. 16 (1): 10–17. doi:10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.1.45894.
  6. ↑ Parkhill, Lee (6 June 2013). "The new role for local authorities in public health". Local Government Lawyer. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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