The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 No. 417


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Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 417

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made

16th February 2012

Laid before Parliament

21st February 2012

Coming into force

1st April 2012

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), 8, 272(7) and 273(1) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 1st April 2012.

(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002(2).

Substitution of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations

2. For Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (Secretary of State's functions under section 3(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 exercisable by Strategic Health Authorities for the purpose of securing the provision of services: specified services)(3) substitute the following Schedule-

Regulation 3(2A)

"SCHEDULE 5SECRETARY OF STATE'S FUNCTIONS UNDER SECTION 3(1) OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 2006 EXERCISABLE BY STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES: SPECIFIED SERVICES

1Adult ataxia telangiectasia service
2Alkaptonuria service
3Alström syndrome service
4Ataxia telangiectasia service for children
5Autoimmune paediatric gut syndromes service
6Autologous intestinal reconstruction in adults service
7Bardet-Biedl syndrome service
8Barth syndrome service
9Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with macroglossia service
10Behçet's syndrome service
11Breast radiotherapy injury rehabilitation service
12Bladder exstrophy service
13Choriocarcinoma service
14Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis service
15Complex childhood osteogenesis imperfecta service
16Complex Ehlers Danlos syndrome service
17Complex neurofibromatosis type 1 service
18Complex tracheal disease service
19Congenital hyperinsulinism service
20Craniofacial service
21Cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome service
22Diagnostic service for amyloidosis
23Diagnostic service for primary ciliary dyskinesia
24Diagnostic service for rare neuromuscular disorders service
25Encapsulating sclerosing peritonitis surgical service
26Epidermolysis bullosa service
27Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation service for adults
28Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation service for neonates, infants and children with respiratory failure
29Ex-vivo partial nephrectomy service
30Gender identity development service for children and adolescents
31Heart and lung transplantation service (including bridge to transplant using mechanical circulatory support)
32Insulin-resistant diabetes service
33Islet transplantation service
34Liver transplantation service
35Lymphangioleiomyomatosis service
36Lysosomal storage disorder service
37McArdle's disease service
38Mental health service for deaf children and adolescents
39Neurofibromatosis type 2 service
40Neuromyelitis optica service
41Ocular oncology service
42Ophthalmic pathology service
43Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis service for corneal blindness
44Pancreas transplantation service
45Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria service
46Paediatric intestinal pseudo-obstructive disorders service
47Primary ciliary dyskinesia-management service
48Primary malignant bone tumours service
49Proton beam therapy service
50Pseudomyxoma peritonei service
51Pulmonary hypertension service for children
52Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy service
53Rare mitochondrial disorders service
54Reconstructive surgery service for adolescents for congenital malformation of the female genital tract
55Retinoblastoma service
56Secure forensic mental health service for young people
57Severe acute porphyria service
58Severe combined immunodeficiency and related disorders service
59Severe intestinal failure service
60Severe obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder service
61Small bowel transplantation service
62Specialist paediatric liver disease service
63Stem cell transplantation service for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and related connective tissue disorders
64Stickler syndrome diagnostic service
65Vein of Galen malformation service
66Veterans' post-traumatic stress disorder programme
67Wolfram syndrome service
68Xeroderma pigmentosum service.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health

16th February 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in relation to England, amend the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002 ("the principal Regulations").

Regulation 2 substitutes a new Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations. Schedule 5 lists the specialised services whose provision is to be secured in England by Strategic Health Authorities, rather than Primary Care Trusts. The revised list adds new services that Strategic Health Authorities may commission.

The new services are-

The revised list also amends the description of some existing services so as to reflect more accurately the descriptions now used within the health service in England. The amended references are items 6, 15, 35, 46 and 67.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2006 c.41. By virtue of section 271 of the Act the powers of the Secretary of State exercised in these provisions are exercisable only in relation to England. See section 275(1) for the definition of "regulations".

(2)

S.I. 2002/2375; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/559, 2008/224, 2009/112, 2010/405 and 2011/503.

(3)

Schedule 5 was inserted into the principal Regulations by S.I. 2007/559, regulation 6, and was amended by S.I. 2008/224, 2009/112, 2010/405 and 2011/503. See also regulation 3(2A) of the principal Regulations, which refers to Schedule 5 and was inserted by S.I. 2007/559, regulation 3(3).


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