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Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Consultation

  4. Options Considered

  5. Overview

  6. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Restructuring of administration of health and social care

    2. Section 2: Department’s general duty

    3. Section 3: Department’s general power

    4. Section 4: Department’s priorities and objectives

    5. Section 5: The framework document

    6. Section 6: Power of Department to give directions to certain bodies

    7. Section 7: The Regional Health and Social Care Board

    8. Section 8: Functions of the Regional Board

    9. Section 9: Local Commissioning Groups

    10. Section 10: Power of Regional Board to give directions and guidance to HSC trusts

    11. Section 11: Provision of information, to Regional Board by HSC trusts

    12. Section 12: The Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being

    13. Section 13: Functions of the Regional Agency

    14. Section 14: The Regional Business Services Organisation

    15. Section 15: Functions of RBSO

    16. Section 16: The Patient and Client Council

    17. Section 17: Functions of the Patient and Client Council

    18. Section 18: Duty to co-operate with the Patient and Client Council

    19. Section 19: Public involvement and consultation

    20. Section 20: Public involvement: consultation schemes

    21. Section 21: Duty on HSC trusts in relation to improvement of health and social well-being

    22. Section 22: Public-private partnerships

    23. Section 23: Schemes for transfer of assets and liabilities

    24. Section 24: Transfer of functions of Health and Social Services Boards

    25. Section 25: Transfer of functions of the Mental Health Commission

    26. Section 26: Transfer of functions of Central Services Agency

    27. Section 27: Amendment of statutory and other references to dissolved bodies,

    28. Section 28: Dissolution of special agencies

    29. Section 29: Orders, regulations, guidance and directions

    30. Section 30: Further provision

    31. Section 31: Interpretation

    32. Section 32: Minor and consequential amendments

    33. Section 33: Repeals

    34. Section 34: Commencement

    35. Section 35: Short title

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