PART 11Miscellaneous

Arrangements with devolved authorities etc.

296AF1Arrangements between NHS England and devolved authorities in respect of education and training

1

NHS England may make arrangements with a devolved authority for NHS England—

a

to exercise on behalf of the devolved authority any function of that authority that corresponds to a function of NHS England that is conferred by or under Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Care Act 2014;

b

to provide services or facilities in so far as the devolved authority requires them in connection with the exercise of such a function.

2

Arrangements under this section may be on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the parties to the arrangements.

3

Those terms and conditions may include provision with respect to the making of payments to NHS England in respect of the cost to it of giving effect to the arrangements.

4

In this section—

  • “devolved authority” means—

    1. a

      the Scottish Ministers,

    2. b

      the Welsh Ministers, and

    3. c

      a Northern Ireland Minister.

  • “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland department.