National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

Staff E+W

7 (1) A Local Health Board may employ such officers as it considers appropriate. E+W

(2) A Local Health Board may—

(a) pay its officers such remuneration and allowances, and

(b) employ them on such other terms and conditions,

as it considers appropriate.

(3) A Local Health Board must—

(a) in exercising its powers under sub-paragraph (2), and

(b) otherwise in connection with the employment of its officers,

act in accordance with regulations, and any directions given by the Welsh Ministers.

(4) Before making any regulations under sub-paragraph (3), the Welsh Ministers must consult such bodies as they may recognise as representing persons who, in their opinion, are likely to be affected by the regulations.

8 (1) The Welsh Ministers may direct a Local Health Board— E+W

(a) to make the services of any of its officers available to another Local Health Board, or

(b) to employ any person who is or was employed by another Local Health Board and is specified in the direction.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the generality of section 12.

(3) Before they give a direction under sub-paragraph (1) the Welsh Ministers must—

(a) consult the person whose services will be made available or who will be employed,

(b) satisfy themselves that the Local Health Board has consulted that person, or

(c) consult any such body as the Welsh Ministers may recognise as representing that person.

(4) Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to a direction under sub-paragraph (1)(a) if the Welsh Ministers—

(a) consider it necessary to give the direction for the purpose of dealing temporarily with an emergency, and

(b) have previously consulted bodies recognised by the Welsh Ministers as representing the person whose services are to be made available about the giving of directions for that purpose.

9 E+W In addition to making provision in relation to F1 ... Special Health Authorities, regulations F2 ... under paragraph 3(8) of Schedule 6 to [F3 the National Health Service Act 2006] may also provide—

(a) for the transfer of officers of one Local Health Board to another, and

(b) for arrangements under which the officers of a Local Health Board are placed at the disposal of another Local Health Board or a local authority.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 9 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 21 para. 39(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 9 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 21 para. 39(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 9 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 21 para. 39(c); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)