The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005

Functions of the Institute

3.  Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give to the Institute (1), the Institute shall, in order to promote innovation and best practice in the delivery of services under the Act, perform such functions in connection with —

(a) the promotion and use of new products and technology;

(b) the development and delivery of new services;

(c) the leadership development of both NHS staff and the chairmen and members of NHS bodies;

(d) the training and development of NHS staff; and

(e) such other functions,

as the Secretary of State may direct.

(1)

See, in particular, sections 16D, 17 and 18 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49); section 16D was inserted by section 12(1) of the 1999 Act and amended by sections 1(3), 3(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6(a) of Schedule 1 to, the 2002 Act; section 17 was inserted by section 12(1) of the 1999 Act and amended by section 67(1) of, and paragraph 5(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) and section 1(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 1 to, the 2002 Act; section 18 was amended by sections 2(1), 5(1) and 3(8) of, and paragraph 9(b) and (c)(ii) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 to, the 1995 Act, section 12(3) and (4) of the 1999 Act and sections 1(3), 3(1), (5)(a) and (b) and 37(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 9 of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to, the 2002 Act.