Health and Social Care

Affirmative Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Laid in Parliament

October 7, 2014 by Linda White No Comments | Category Regulations

The draft Affirmative Regulations, relating to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, which support the integration of health and social care were laid in the Scottish Parliament on Friday October 3, 2014.

These relate to:

• Prescribed matters to be included in the Integration Scheme
• Prescribed functions that must be delegated by Local Authorities
• Prescribed functions that must and may be delegated by Health Boards
• Prescribed National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes

Once approved by resolution of the Parliament, the Regulations will come into effect by December 2014.

A further eight Negative Scottish Statutory Instruments to support integration, will be laid at the end of October and will also come into effect by December 2014.

Health and Social Care Functions – Supporting Note

This supporting note describes which health and social care functions must and may be integrated under the legislation and further information on the scope of the health and social care functions to be included in integration.

For more information, contact alison.beckett@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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