Part 1: Controlling cost of health service medicines
The Act is made up of thirteen sections. The substantive sections make amendments to, or insert new provisions into, the NHS Act 2006, the NHS (Wales) Act and the NHS (Scotland) Act. The first two sections relate to the remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services in respect of special medicinal products. Sections 3 to 6 amend provisions of the NHS Act 2006 which deal with the control of the costs of health service medicines. Section 7 relates to the control of cost of other medical supplies and sections 8 and 9 concern the provision and disclosure of information relating to health service products. Section 10 makes consequential amendments. Section 11 relates to the territorial extent of the provisions. Section 12 makes provision for the commencement of the Act and section 13 provides for the short title of the Act.