National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

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The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 is a key UK law that reformed the National Health Service and introduced a framework for community-based social care, shifting responsibilities from health authorities to local authorities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
affects National Health Service in England ⓘ
National Health Service in Wales ⓘ
linked to: NHS Wales
country United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedConcept purchaser–provider split in health services ⓘ
imposesDutiesOn health authorities ⓘ
local social services authorities ⓘ
introducedBy United Kingdom Conservative government ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
notableFeature creation of NHS trusts as semi-autonomous providers ⓘ
formalisation of community care responsibilities of local authorities ⓘ
introduction of GP fundholding for purchasing hospital and community health services ⓘ
policyArea health policy ⓘ
public administration reform ⓘ
social policy ⓘ
policyContext NHS internal market reforms of the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ
primeMinisterAtEnactment Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
purpose to establish a framework for community-based care ⓘ
to introduce a purchaser–provider split in the NHS ⓘ
to reform the structure and management of the National Health Service ⓘ
to shift responsibility for community care from health authorities to local authorities ⓘ
reforms GP fundholding ⓘ
NHS trusts ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations

internal market in the National Health Service ⓘ
local authority responsibility for assessment of community care needs ⓘ
relatedTo National Health Service Act 1977 ⓘ
community care policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ
requires local authorities to assess individuals’ need for community care services ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1990 ⓘ
sectorAffected health care ⓘ
local government services ⓘ
social care ⓘ
shortTitle National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ
subjectMatter National Health Service reform ⓘ
linked to: NHS policy

community care ⓘ
health services management ⓘ
social care ⓘ
transferredResponsibilityFrom health authorities ⓘ
transferredResponsibilityTo local authorities ⓘ
typeOfReform market-oriented reform of public health services ⓘ
yearEnacted 1990 ⓘ

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National Health Service Act 1977 → amendedBy → National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ
United Kingdom National Health Service legislative framework → hasKeyAct → National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ
National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 → shortTitle → National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 → enacted → National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ