Le rôle des services de laboratoire dans la prestation de soins de santé de qualité : table ronde n°1
Section 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (health and adult social care services: regulation of registered activities) is amended as follows.
For subsection (1) and the opening words of subsection (2) substitute—.
After subsection (5A) insert—
In Part 9 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (health and adult social care services: information), after section 251 insert—
In Part 9 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (health and adult social care services: information), after section 251A (as inserted by section 2 of this Act) insert—
In Part 9 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (health and adult social care services: information), after section 251B (as inserted by section 3 of this Act) insert—
In section 25 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care), for subsection (2A) substitute—
The Schedule makes provision with respect to the objectives of regulatory bodies in relation to which the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care exercises functions.
Sections 1 to 4 extend to England and Wales only.
Paragraph 7 of the Schedule extends to England, Wales and Scotland only.
The rest of this Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
The provisions of this Act other than this section come into force on a day appointed in regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.
Regulations under subsection (4) may—
appoint different days for different areas or purposes;
make transitory, transitional or consequential provision.
This Act may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015.
Section 5
The Dentists Act 1984 is amended as follows. In section 1 (constitution and general duties of the General Dental Council)— In section 27A (powers of the Investigating Committee in respect of registered dentists), after subsection (3) insert— In section 33 (the dental profession: supplementary provision relating to fitness to practise cases), after subsection (5) insert— In section 36O (powers of the Investigating Committee in respect of registered dental care professionals), after subsection (3) insert— In section 36W (professions complementary to dentistry: supplementary provision relating to fitness to practise cases), after subsection (5) insert— In section 53 (interpretation), after subsection (3) insert—
The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253) is amended as follows. In article 3 (Nursing and Midwifery Council and its committees), for paragraph (4) substitute— In article 26 (the Investigating Committee), after paragraph (6) insert— In exercising a function under article 27, 29, 30 or 33, the Conduct and Competence Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 17(1A) of this Schedule) must have regard to the over-arching objective. In exercising a function under any of articles 28 to 30 and 33, the Health Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 17(1A) of this Schedule) must have regard to the over-arching objective. References in sub-paragraphs (10A) and (10B) to the over-arching objective are to the over-arching objective of the Council under article 3(4) (read with article 3(4A)).
The Opticians Act 1989 is amended as follows. In section 1 (constitution and functions of the General Optical Council), for subsection (2A) substitute— In section 5A (Registration Appeals Committee), at the end insert— In section 5C (Fitness to Practise Committee), at the end insert— In section 13D (allegations), after subsection (7) insert— In section 36 (interpretation), at the end insert—
The Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/254) is amended as follows. In article 3 (Health and Care Professions Council and its committees), for paragraph (4) substitute— In article 26 (the Investigating Committee), after paragraph (6) insert— In Schedule 1, in Part 2 (statutory committees of Health and Care Professions Council)—
The Osteopaths Act 1993 is amended as follows. In section 1 (the General Osteopathic Council and its committees), after subsection (3) insert— In the Schedule, in Part 2 (statutory committees of the General Osteopathic Council)—
The Chiropractors Act 1994 is amended as follows. In section 1 (the General Chiropractic Council and its committees), after subsection (4) insert— In Schedule 1, in Part 2 (statutory committees of the General Chiropractic Council)—
The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231) is amended as follows. In article 6 (General Pharmaceutical Council's general duties), for paragraph (1) substitute— In article 53 (consideration by the Investigating Committee), after paragraph (2) insert— In exercising a function under article 54 or 57, the Fitness to Practise Committee must have regard to the over-arching objective of the Council under article 6(1) (read with article 6(1A)).