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8 The healthcare subsector
(1)This paragraph describes the threshold requirements which apply to specified kinds of essential services in the healthcare settings sector.
(2)For the essential service of healthcare services the threshold requirements are—
(a)in England, an NHS Trust as defined in section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or a Foundation trust as defined in section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ;
(b)in Wales, a Local Health Board or NHS Trust as defined in the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 ;
(c)in Scotland—
(i)the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service established under section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ;
(ii)a Health Board, constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ; and
(iii)a Special Health Board, constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(d)in Northern Ireland, the Health and Social Care Trusts within the meaning of “HSC Trust” in section 31 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 .
Full captured verbatim text
(1) This paragraph describes the threshold requirements which apply to specified kinds of essential services in the healthcare settings sector. (2) For the essential service of healthcare services the threshold requirements are— (a) in England, an NHS Trust as defined in section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or a Foundation trust as defined in section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ; (b) in Wales, a Local Health Board or NHS Trust as defined in the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 ; (c) in Scotland— (i) the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service established under section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ; (ii) a Health Board, constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ; and (iii) a Special Health Board, constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; (d) in Northern Ireland, the Health and Social Care Trusts within the meaning of “HSC Trust” in section 31 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 .