National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

This provision sets out core duties and powers for Scottish health service bodies, including promoting the health service, providing primary medical services, securing patient advice services, and overseeing quality and inspections.

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About this statute

This provision sets out core duties and powers for Scottish health service bodies, including promoting the health service, providing primary medical services, securing patient advice services, and overseeing quality and inspections. This provision sets rules for inspecting, registering, and enforcing standards for independent health care services in Scotland. Health Boards, the Agency, Scottish Ministers and HIS have staffing, reporting, monitoring and guidance duties, including a 150% cap on agency-worker pay in some cases. This provision sets how certain NHS service arrangements, contracts, lists, and payments work, including who can provide services, when boards must pay remuneration, and who can choose a dental practitioner. This provision sets rules for pharmaceutical service lists, applications, service arrangements, and related Health Board and Secretary of State powers and duties.