SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21Amendments relating to relationships between the health services

43Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (No. 194 (N.I. 1))

1

Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (health and social services contracts) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (2)—

a

in sub-paragraph (g)—

i

omit paragraph (i),

ii

omit paragraph (ii), and

iii

omit paragraph (iii),

b

after that sub-paragraph insert—

ga

the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

gb

clinical commissioning groups established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006;

gc

Special Health Authorities established under section 28 of that Act;

gd

Special Health Authorities established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

ge

Local Health Boards established under section 11 of that Act;

gf

NHS trusts established under section 18 of that Act;

c

in sub-paragraph (h) after paragraph (i) insert—

ia

Special Health Boards;

d

after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

ha

Healthcare Improvement Scotland,

e

omit sub-paragraph (i), and

f

before sub-paragraph (j) insert—

ia

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;

ib

the Health and Social Care Information Centre;

3

In paragraph (10) for “paragraph 2(g), (h), (i) or (j)” substitute “any of sub-paragraphs (g) to (gf), (h), (ha), (ia), (ib) and (j) of paragraph (2)”.