Sections relating to the provision and disclosure of information
Subject to certain limitations section 8 amends the NHS Act 2006 to allow the Secretary of State to request information from manufacturers, suppliers and distributers of health service medicines, medical supplies and other related products required for the purposes of the health service in the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State can request the information for England only, devolved and United Kingdom purposes. The Secretary of State can disclose that information to specified persons and only for specified purposes, including to the Devolved Administrations for devolved purposes. Section 8 extends and applies to the United Kingdom.