The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that enabled the creation of foundation trusts and made a number of other reforms to healthcare and social care.
The act establishes a type of NHS trust known as "foundation trusts" which would be established as public benefit corporations, but this applies to England only.
The act requires Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales to provide dental care fo individuals in their areas.
The act placed a duty on the National Assembly for Wales to conduct investigations into and reviews of the provision of healthcare by a Welsh NHS body.
The act established the Commission for Social Care Inspection in relation to England and equivalent functions for Wales.
The act made certain reforms to the Welfare Food Scheme for England, Scotland and Wales in order to link the scheme more closely with the NHS. The act transferred responsibility for managing the Welfare Food Scheme in Wales to the National Assembly for Wales including decisiosn over prescribing the range of foods to be made available.
The legislation was supported by the chief executive of the King's Fund, Julia Neuberger.