The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c 42) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidates legislation relating to the National Health Service.
Part 1
Section 1 - Welsh Ministers' duty to promote health service
Sections 1(1) and (2) replace the corresponding provisions in section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977. Section 1(3) replaces section 1(2) of that Act.
Section 5
This section gives effect to Schedule 1.
Section 6A
This section was inserted by regulation 5 of the National Health Service (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Treatment) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/915). Section 6A(1A) was inserted by regulation 10(1) of the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2269).
Section 6B
This section was inserted by regulation 5 of the National Health Service (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Treatment) Regulations 2010.
Sections 6BA and 6BB
These sections were inserted by regulation 10(2) of the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013.
Section 7
Section 7(4)(a) was repealed by paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 7(4)(b) was repealed by paragraph 13(b) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Sections 7(4)(ba) and (bb) were inserted paragraph 13(c) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 7(4)(fa) was inserted paragraph 13(d) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 7(4)(j) was repealed by paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, and paragraph 13(e) of Schedule 21 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 7(4)(k) was inserted by paragraph 87 of Schedule 5 to Health and Social Care Act 2008. Section 7(4)(ka) was inserted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 17 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 7(4)(kb) was inserted by paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 19 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Sections 7(4)(na) and (nb) were inserted paragraph 13(f) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 8A
This section was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 10
Section 10(4)(b) was repealed by paragraph 15 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Part 2
Chapter 1
Section 11
Section 11(6) gives effect to Schedule 2.
Section 13
Section 13(3)(a) was repealed by paragraph 16(a) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Sections 13(3)(aa) and (ab) were inserted by paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Chapter 2
Section 18
Section 18(4) gives effect to Schedule 3.
Section 21
This section gives effect to Schedule 4.
Chapter 3
Section 22
Section 22(6) was repealed by paragraph 18 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Section 22(8) gives effect to Schedule 5.
Chapter 4
Sections 25A to 25E
These sections were inserted by section 1(1) of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016.
Section 30
Section 30(2)(d) was repealed by paragraph 88(b) of Schedule 5 to, and Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Section 30(2)(e) was repealed by paragraph 22(b) of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Sections 30(2)(f) and (g) were inserted by section 1(3)(c) of the National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Act 2020. Sections 30(8) to (11) were inserted by section 1(8) of the National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Act 2020.
Part 3
Section 32
Section 32(4) was inserted by regulation 245 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/413) (W 131).
Section 35
Section 35(11A) was inserted by regulation 246(b) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016.
Section 36
Sections 36(3)(a) and (b) were repealed by paragraph 23 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 40
This section was repealed by paragraph 19 of Schedule 4 to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
Part 4
Section 41
Section 41(4) was repealed by paragraph 26 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Part 5
Section 56
Section 56(4) was repealed by paragraph 28 of Schedule 21 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.