National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972

The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The act imposed duties on the Secretary of State for Scotland relating to the provision of health services and education, and established Regional Health Boards and local health committees as part of a reorganisation that dissolved multiple previous bodies including the Regional Hospital Boards.

The act established the post of Health Service Commissioner for Scotland, a role held alongside that of the equivalent posts for England and Wales – which were established by the National Health Service Reorganisation Act the following year – by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

The act also established the Scottish Health Service Planning Council, and a Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service.