| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision about health authorities and other bodies constituted in accordance with the National Health Service Act 1977; to provide for the establishment of National Health Service trusts; to make further provision about the financing of the practices of medical practitioners; to amend Part VII of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982; to amend the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; to amend Part VIII of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; to make further provision concerning the provision of accommodation and other welfare services by local authorities and the powers of the Secretary of State as respects the social services functions of such authorities; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a Clinical Standards Advisory Group; to repeal the Health Services Act 1976; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1990 c. 19 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 June 1990 |
| Text of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19[1]) introduced an internal market into the supply of healthcare in the United Kingdom, making the state an 'enabler' rather than a supplier of health and social care provision.[2]
- ^ "National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990". www.legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ Health and Social Care, Mark Walsh et al., Collins, 2006, ISBN 0-00-720040-4