Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Territorial Extent and Application

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1 – Reducing harm in care

   2. Section 2 – Consistent identifiers

   3. Section 3 – Duty to share information

   4. Section 4 – Continuity of information: interpretation

   5. Section 5 – Objectives in relation to the regulation of health and social care professions

   6. The Schedule – Objectives of regulators of health and social care professions

5. Commencement

6. Hansard References