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| Long title | An Act to make provision about The NHS Constitution; to make provision about health care (including provision about the National Health Service and health bodies); to make provision for the control of the promotion and sale of tobacco products; to make provision about the investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care; and for connected purposes. | ||||||||
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| Citation | 2009 c. 21 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Alan Johnson (Commons) Lord Darzi of Denham (Lords) | ||||||||
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| Royal assent | 12 November 2009 | ||||||||
| Commencement | Various | ||||||||
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Status: Amended | |||||||||
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The Health Act 2009 (c. 21) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implements those parts of the NHS Next Stage Review that require primary legislation.
The act required providers and commissioners of NHS services to have regard to the new NHS constitution. NHS bodies are required to publish "quality accounts", which are designed to measure the quality of care delivered to patients. The act allowed the extension of direct payments to health services.
The powers conferred by this section have been exercised by the following Orders: