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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchHealth and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003You are here:2003 c. 43Whole ActTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFCorrection Slip - 26/10/2011View moreStatus:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.E+W+S+N.I.Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 20032003 CHAPTER 43An Act to amend the law about the National Health Service; to make provision about quality and standards in the provision of health and social care, including provision establishing the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and the Commission for Social Care Inspection; to amend the law about the recovery of NHS costs from persons making compensation payments; to provide for the replacement of the Welfare Food Schemes; to make provision about appointments to health and social care bodies; and for connected purposes.[20th November 2003]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Part 1 E+WNHS foundation trustsIntroductoryE+W1NHS foundation trustsE+W(1)An NHS foundation trust is a public benefit corporation which is authorised under this Part to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England.
Prospective2Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation TrustsE+W(1)There is to be a body corporate known as the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (referred to in this Part as “the regulator”).
Prospective3General duty of regulatorE+WThe regulator must exercise its functions in a manner that is consistent with the performance by the Secretary of State of the duties under sections 1, 3 and 51 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) (duty as to health service and services generally and as to university clinical teaching and research).
AuthorisationE+WProspective4Applications by NHS trustsE+W(1)An NHS trust may make an application to the regulator for authorisation to become an NHS foundation trust, if the application is supported by the Secretary of State.
Prospective5Other applicationsE+W(1)An application may be made to the regulator by persons (other than an NHS trust) to be incorporated as a public benefit corporation and authorised to become an NHS foundation trust, if the application is supported by the Secretary of State.
(a)describe the goods and services which the applicants propose should be provided by the trust, and
(a)provision of the goods and services described in the application is likely to assist in the performance of the duties mentioned in section 3,
(c)the proposed constitution accords with Schedule 1 and is otherwise appropriate,
(b)the corporation may do anything (including the things mentioned in section 18) which appears to it to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of preparing it for NHS foundation trust status.
6Authorisation of NHS foundation trustsE+W(1)The regulator may give an authorisation under this section—
(a)to an NHS trust which has applied under section 4, or
(a)the applicant’s constitution will be in accordance with Schedule 1 and will otherwise be appropriate,
(e)the applicant will be able to provide the goods and services which the authorisation is to require it to provide, and
(3)In deciding whether it is satisfied as to the matters referred to in subsection (2)(e), the regulator is to consider (among other things)—
(a)if the applicant is an NHS trust, the Patients' Forum for the trust and the staff employed by the trust,
(d)if the proposed constitution provides for a patients' constituency, individuals who would be able apply to become members of that constituency,
(e)any persons prescribed by regulations.
(7)The generality of the power in subsection (4) is not affected by the following provisions of this Part.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI1S. 6 partly in force; s. 6 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)Prospective7Effect of authorisationE+W(1)On an authorisation being given to a body corporate which is an NHS trust—
(b)the proposed constitution has effect.
(2)In consequence of subsection (1)(a), any order made under section 5(1) of the 1990 Act (establishment of the NHS trust) is revoked.
(3)On an authorisation being given to a body corporate which is a public benefit corporation, it becomes an NHS foundation trust.
(4)The authorisation is conclusive evidence that the body in question is an NHS foundation trust.
(5)Subsections (1) to (3) do not affect the continuity of the body or of its property or liabilities.
(6)The validity of any act of an NHS foundation trust is not affected by any vacancy among the directors or by any defect in the appointment of any director.
(7)An NHS foundation trust is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown; and the trust’s property is not to be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown.
Prospective8Amendments of constitutionE+WAn NHS foundation trust may make amendments of its constitution with the approval of the regulator.
Prospective9Variation of authorisationE+W(1)The regulator may vary an authorisation.
(2)In deciding whether or not to vary an authorisation the regulator is to have regard (among other things) to—
(b)any report or recommendation made to it by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health under section 20(5)(b) or (6) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17).
Prospective10Register of NHS foundation trustsE+W(1)The regulator must establish and maintain a register of NHS foundation trusts.
(e)a copy of the latest document sent to the regulator under paragraph 27 of Schedule 1 (forward planning),
(f)a copy of any notice given under section 23 (failing NHS foundation trusts).
(5)Any person who requests it is to be provided with a copy of or extract from any document contained in the register on payment of a reasonable charge.
ProspectiveFinancial mattersE+W11Power of Secretary of State to give financial assistanceE+W(1)The Secretary of State may give financial assistance to any NHS foundation trust.
“Externally financed development agreement” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56), reading references in subsections (3) and (5) of that section to the trust as references to the NHS foundation trust.
12Prudential borrowing codeE+W(1)The regulator must make a code for determining the limit on the total amount of the borrowing of any NHS foundation trust.
(2)In making the code the regulator is to have regard (among other things) to any generally accepted principles used by financial institutions to determine the amounts of loans to non-profit making bodies.
A body is non-profit making if it does not carry on activities for the purpose of making profits for distribution to its members or others.
(3)Before making the code, the regulator must consult—
(b)every NHS trust intending to make an application to become an NHS foundation trust,
(c)such other persons as the regulator considers appropriate.
(4)The regulator must lay a copy of the code before Parliament.
(5)The regulator may revise the code; and subsections (2) to (4) apply in relation to revising the code, but the regulator must also consult every NHS foundation trust.
13Public dividend capitalE+W(1)Where an NHS trust becomes an NHS foundation trust, the amount which was the public dividend capital of the trust immediately before the giving of the authorisation continues as public dividend capital of the NHS foundation trust held on the same conditions (“initial public dividend capital”), but subject to this section.
(2)Any amount issued to an NHS foundation trust as public dividend capital under section 11 is (like initial public dividend capital) an asset of the Consolidated Fund.
(3)The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, decide the terms on which any public dividend capital of an NHS foundation trust is to be treated as having been issued.
(4)But the dividend to be paid by the trust is to be the same as that payable by NHS trusts in England in pursuance of section 9(7) of the 1990 Act (dividend on public dividend capital).
(6)Any amount paid to the Secretary of State by an NHS foundation trust by way of repayment of public dividend capital is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
FunctionsE+WProspective14Authorised servicesE+W(1)An authorisation must authorise the NHS foundation trust to provide goods and services for purposes related to the provision of health care.
(2)But the authorisation must secure that the principal purpose of the trust is the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England.
(3)The trust may also carry on activities other than those mentioned in subsection (1), subject to any restrictions in the authorisation, for the purpose of making additional income available in order to carry on its principal purpose better.
(4)The authorisation may require the provision, wholly or partly for the purposes of the health service in England, of goods and services by the trust.
(5)References in this Part to goods and services include, in particular—
(a)education and training,
(b)accommodation and other facilities.
(6)The authorisation must authorise and may require the trust—
(b)to make facilities and staff available for the purposes of education, training or research carried on by others;
and, in deciding how to exercise its functions under this subsection in a case where any of the corporation’s hospitals includes a medical or dental school provided by a university, the regulator is to have regard to the need to establish and maintain appropriate arrangements with the university.
(7)In deciding whether or not to require the trust to provide, wholly or partly for the purposes of the health service in England, any goods or services the regulator is to have regard (among other things) to—
(c)any other provision by the trust with which the provision of the goods or services is connected,
(d)any agreement or arrangement to which the body corporate which is the trust is or was a party.
(8)Such a requirement as is mentioned in subsection (4) may be framed by reference (among other things) to—
Prospective15Private health careE+W(1)An authorisation may restrict the provision, for purposes other than those of the health service in England, of goods and services by an NHS foundation trust.
(2)The power is to be exercised, in particular, with a view to securing that the proportion of the total income of an NHS foundation trust which was an NHS trust in any financial year derived from private charges is not greater than the proportion of the total income of the NHS trust derived from such charges in the base financial year.
(3)The base financial year means the first financial year throughout which the body corporate was an NHS trust or, if it was an NHS trust throughout the financial year ending with 31st March 2003, that year.
(4)Private charges means charges imposed in respect of goods and services provided to patients other than patients being provided with goods and services for the purposes of the health service.
(5)Section 14(8) applies for the purposes of this section.
Prospective16Protection of propertyE+W(1)An NHS foundation trust may not dispose of any protected property without the approval of the regulator.
Disposing of property includes disposing of part of it or granting an interest in it.
(2)Protected property is property of the trust designated as protected in its authorisation.
(3)The regulator may designate property as protected if it considers it is needed—
(b)for the purpose of doing anything which the trust is required to do under section 14(6).
(4)The regulator may give approval under subsection (1) on any terms it considers appropriate.
(5)An NHS foundation trust may not create a floating charge on its property.
Prospective17Financial powersE+W(1)An NHS foundation trust may borrow money for the purposes of or in connection with its functions.
(2)But the total amount of the trust’s borrowing is subject to the limit imposed by its authorisation.
Prospective18General powersE+W(1)An NHS foundation trust may do anything which appears to it to be necessary or desirable for the purposes of or in connection with its functions.
(3)Any power of the trust to pay remuneration and allowances to any person includes power to make arrangements for providing, or securing the provision of, pensions or gratuities (including those payable by way of compensation for loss of employment or loss or reduction of pay).
Prospective19InformationE+W(1)An authorisation—
(a)must require an NHS foundation trust to disclose such information as the Secretary of State specifies to the regulator,
Prospective20Entry and inspection of premisesE+WAn authorisation may require an NHS foundation trust to allow the regulator to enter and inspect premises owned or controlled by the trust.
Prospective21FeesE+WAn authorisation may require an NHS foundation trust to pay a reasonable annual fee to the regulator.
22Trust funds and trusteesE+W(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for the appointment of trustees for an NHS foundation trust to hold property on trust—
(4)Where an NHS trust for which trustees have been appointed under section 11 of the 1990 Act is given an authorisation, the order appointing the trustees is to have effect as an order under this section.
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the regulator may by a notice to the trust exercise any one or more of the powers in subsections (3) and (4).
(2)The regulator may also by a notice to the trust exercise any one or more of those powers if the regulator is satisfied that the trust has contravened or failed to comply with a previous notice.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI3S. 23 partly in force; s. 23 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)24Voluntary arrangementsE+W(1)If the regulator is satisfied that it is necessary or desirable to do so, it may by a notice to an NHS foundation trust require the directors—
(2)An order may provide for Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) (company voluntary arrangements), including any related provision of that Act, to apply with modifications in relation to NHS foundation trusts; and the references in this Part to a moratorium or voluntary arrangement are to a moratorium under section 1A, or a voluntary arrangement under Part 1, of that Act as modified by the order.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI4S. 24 partly in force; s. 24 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)25Dissolution etc.E+W(1)The powers conferred by this section are exercisable where—
(a)an NHS foundation trust contravenes or fails to comply with a notice under section 23 or 24 or the trust’s compliance with a notice under section 24 does not result in the implementation of a voluntary arrangement, and
(2)Before the powers conferred by this section are exercised, the regulator must consult prescribed persons about prescribed matters.
(3)An order may transfer, or provide for the transfer of, any property or liabilities of the trust to—
(4)Schedule 3 (which provides for the transfer of employees) has effect.
(5)An order may provide for the dissolution of the trust.
(6)An order may apply any provision of Part 4 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (winding up of companies), including any related provision of that Act, with modifications.
(7)Where the regulator refuses to give an authorisation to a public benefit corporation—
(a)the powers conferred by this section are also exercisable,
(b)references in this section and Schedule 3 to an NHS foundation trust are to be read as references to the corporation.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI5S. 25 partly in force; s. 25 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)26Sections 24 and 25: supplementaryE+W(1)In sections 24 and 25, an order means an order made by the Secretary of State.
(2)The modifications of the Insolvency Act 1986 that may be made by an order under section 24(2) include (for example)—
(3)The power conferred by section 25(3) is to be exercised with a view to securing the provision of the goods and services which the authorisation requires the trust to provide.
(4)That power is also to be exercised (together, if required, with the power conferred by section 11(2)) with a view to securing that any transfer of property in pursuance of the power does not result in a net loss of value to the trust; and the question whether a transfer would result in a net loss of value is to be determined in accordance with regulations.
(5)The Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) may not be modified under section 25(6) so as to alter the priority of debts or the ranking of debts between themselves.
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI7S. 27 partly in force; s. 27 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)28Section 27: supplementaryE+W(1)Where an authorisation is given under section 27, the regulator is to specify the property and liabilities to be transferred to the new NHS foundation trust.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI8S. 28 partly in force; s. 28 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)ProspectiveCo-operationE+W29Co-operation between NHS bodiesE+WIn section 26 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (co-operation between NHS bodies), for “and NHS trusts” there is substituted “ , NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts ”.
ProspectivePatient and public involvementE+W30Public involvement and consultationE+WIn section 11(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (public involvement and consultation), at the end there is inserted—
31Patients' ForumsE+W(1)The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) is amended as follows.
32Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in HealthE+W(1)Section 20 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (10), after “an NHS trust,” there is inserted “ an NHS foundation trust, ”.
(3)In subsection (12), in the definition of “health service bodies”, for “and NHS trusts” there is substituted “ , NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts ”.
MiscellaneousE+WProspective33TaxationE+W(1)In section 519A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) (taxation of health service bodies), in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—
“(bb)an NHS foundation trust”.
(2)Section 61(3) of the 1990 Act (health service bodies: stamp duty) applies to an NHS foundation trust as it applies to an NHS trust.
(3)In section 41 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (application to the Crown), in subsection (7), after “1978” there is inserted “ an NHS foundation trust ”.
Prospective34Other amendments relating to NHS foundation trustsE+WSchedule 4 (which makes amendments relating to NHS foundation trusts) has effect.
35Conduct of electionsE+W(1)Regulations may make provision as to the conduct of elections for membership of the board of governors of an NHS foundation trust.
(e)election expenses and publicity,
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI9S. 35 partly in force; s. 35 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)Prospective36OffenceE+W(1)A person may not vote at an election for the board of governors of an NHS foundation trust unless, within the specified period, he has made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the constituency, or class within a constituency, for which the election is being held.
(2)A person may not stand for election to the board unless, within the specified period, he has made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the constituency, or class within a constituency, for which the election is being held and is not prevented from being a member of the board by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1.
(3)A person elected to the board may not vote at a meeting of the board unless, within the specified period, he has made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the trust and is not prevented from being a member of the board by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1.
(5)Specified means specified for the purpose in the trust’s constitution.
Prospective37Representative membershipE+WAn authorisation may require an NHS foundation trust to take steps to secure that (taken as a whole) the actual membership of any public constituency and (if there is one) of the patients' constituency is representative of those eligible for such membership.
Prospective38AuditE+WSchedule 5 (which makes provision in relation to the audit of the accounts of NHS foundation trusts) has effect.
Prospective39General duty of NHS foundation trustsE+WAn NHS foundation trust must exercise its functions effectively, efficiently and economically.
SupplementaryE+W40Interpretation of Part 1E+W(1)In this Part—
“the 1990 Act” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19),
“authorisation” means an authorisation under section 6 or 27,
“health service body” means a Strategic Health Authority, a Special Health Authority, an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust or a Primary Care Trust,
(2)Other expressions used in this Part and in the 1977 Act have the same meaning in this Part as in that Act.
(3)Any references in this Part, in relation to property held on trust, to the purposes of an NHS foundation trust are to the general or any specific purposes of the NHS foundation trust (including the purposes of any specific hospital at or from which services are provided by the trust).
(4)Any references in this Part to goods and services are to be interpreted in accordance with section 14(5).
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI10S. 40 partly in force; s. 40 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4) Part 2 E+W+S+N.I.StandardsProspectiveChapter 1E+WRegulatory bodies41The Commission for Healthcare Audit and InspectionE+W(1)There is to be a body corporate known as the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (in this Part referred to as the CHAI).
(2)Schedule 6 (which makes further provision about the CHAI) has effect.
42The Commission for Social Care InspectionE+W(1)There is to be a body corporate known as the Commission for Social Care Inspection (in this Part referred to as the CSCI).
(2)Schedule 7 (which makes further provision about the CSCI) has effect.
43Transfer of property etc to CHAI and CSCIE+WSchedule 8 (which makes provision for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the CHAI and the CSCI) has effect.
44Abolition of former regulatory bodiesE+W(1)The Commission for Health Improvement is abolished.
(2)The National Care Standards Commission is abolished.
ProspectiveChapter 2E+WNHS health care: introductory45Quality in health careE+W(1)It is the duty of each NHS body to put and keep in place arrangements for the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality of health care provided by and for that body.
(2)In this Part “health care” means—
(a)services provided to individuals for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness; and
(3)In subsection (2)(a), “illness” ha