2012 Health and Social Care Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkbp:citation 2012 c. 7
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:controversy privatisation of NHS services
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 April 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2012 Health and Social Care Act
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Andrew_Lansley
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision about the National Health Service; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and social care workers; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:mainProvision abolition of Primary Care Trusts
creation of NHS England
establishment of Clinical Commissioning Groups
establishment of Health and Wellbeing Boards
increased competition in NHS services
reduction of Secretary of State's direct control over NHS
transfer of public health responsibilities to local authorities
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Royal_College_of_Nursing
gptkb:British_Medical_Association
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 27 March 2012
gptkbp:reformed National Health Service (NHS) in England
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Care_Act_2014
gptkb:National_Health_Service_Act_2006
gptkbp:repealedBy some sections by later legislation
gptkbp:sponsor Department of Health and Social Care
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party
Liberal Democrats (in coalition government)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Patrick_Cameron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7