Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.

2

This Order applies in relation to England.

3

In this Order—

  • the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

  • “the Institute” means the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement established by this Order;

  • NHS body” means a Strategic Health Authority 2, a Primary Care Trust 3, a Special Health Authority 4, an NHS trust 5 and an NHS foundation trust 6;

  • NHS staff” means any person employed by or engaged to provide services to an NHS body; and

  • “Prescription Pricing Authority” means the Special Health Authority established by the Prescription Pricing Authority Constitution Order 19907.