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Directions from the Secretary of State
NHS Directions are instructions issued by the Secretary of State who has powers under NHS primary legislation to give directions to health authorities, special health authorities and NHS trusts. These are legally binding and must be complied with by the recipient.
Directions on the National Health Service Acts 1977 and 2006
Directions published on topics other than complaints procedures.
- Funding of technology appraisal guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- Directions on the National Health Service Acts 1977 and 2006 published in 2008
- Directions on the National Health Service Acts 1977 and 2006 published in 2007
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published in 2006
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published in 2005
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published in 2004
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published in 2003
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published in 2002
- Directions on the National Health Service Act 1977 published before 2002
Directions on the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
Directions on NHS complaints procedures
Directions on NHS complaints procedures
- National Health Service Litigation Authority (Primary Medical Services - General Practice Systems of Choice Primary Care Trust - Practice Agreement - Dispute Resolution) Directions 2008
- Directions to primary care trusts on complaints procedures for primary medical services 2004
- Directions to NHS Trusts, health authorities and special health authorities for special hospitals on hospital complaints procedures (amendment) directions 2002
- Directions to health authorities on dealing with complaints about family health service practitioners and personal medical services (amendment) directions 2002
- Directions to health authorities on dealing with complaints about providers of personal dental services other than NHS Trusts(amendment) directions 2002
- Directions to primary care trusts on dealing with complaints
- Directions on NHS complaints procedures published before 2002
Directions on the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997
Directions on the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997
Directions on the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Directions on the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Directions on the Health and Social Care Act 2001
(Where Directions are made jointly under the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and the NHS Act 1977 they are listed under both Acts)
- Health and Social Care Act 2001: The Primary Care Trusts Preparation of Proposals and Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Directions 2005
- Health and Social Care Act 2001: National Health Service Act 1977: The Primary Care Trusts Preparation of Proposals and Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Local Pharmaceutical Services) Directions 2004
- Health and Social Care Act 2001- National Health Service Act 1977: The Primary Care Trusts Preparation of Proposals and Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Local Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Directions 2003
- National Health Service Act 1977 - Health and Social Care Act 2001: The Health Authorities Local Pharmaceutical Services (Exercise of functions and Preparation of Proposals) Directions 2002
- Health and Social Care Act 2001 Directions to local authorities (overview and scrutiny committees, health scrutiny functions)
Directions to local authorities (and other)
Directions to local authorities on various issues
- The Community Care Assessment Directions 2004
- Local Government (Employment of Health Professionals) (England) Directions 2003
- National Health Service (Employment of Health Professionals) (England) Directions 2003
- Community Care Plans (England) Directions 2003
- Health and Social Care Act 2001 Directions to local authorities (overview and scrutiny committees, health scrutiny functions)
- STBOP and Secretary of State Directions for Primary Care Trusts on work to counter fraud and corruption
- Community Care Plans (England) Directions 2002
- The National Health Service (Nursing Care in Residential Accomodation) (England) Directions 2001
- National Assistance Act 1948 (Choice of Accommodation) (Amendment) (England) Directions 2001
- Directions by the Secretary of State as to the conditions governing payments by local authorities to health authorities and other bodies under Section 28BB of the National Health Service Act 1977
- Directions by the Secretary of State as to the conditions governing payments by health authorities to local authorities and other bodies under Section 28A of the National Health Service Act 1977
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