Health and Care Act 2022

15 Funding for service integration E+W

(1) The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 223B (funding of NHS England)—

(a) for subsection (6) substitute—

“(6) The Secretary of State may direct NHS England—

(a) that an amount of the sums paid to it under this section in respect of a financial year is to be used for purposes relating to service integration;

(b) about the use by NHS England of that amount for those purposes.”;

(b) in subsection (7)—

(i) for “subsection (6)” substitute “subsection (6)(a)”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “mandate” substitute “direction”;

(c) after subsection (7) insert—

“(7A) The power under subsection (6)(b) includes power to give NHS England directions about the exercise of any of its functions under or by virtue of section 223GA (including directions requiring consultation with the Secretary of State or other specified persons).

(7B) The Secretary of State must publish any direction under subsection (6).”

(3) In section 223GA (expenditure on integration)—

(a) for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) Where the Secretary of State has given NHS England a direction under section 223B(6)(a) about sums paid to it in respect of a financial year, NHS England may direct an integrated care board that an amount (a “designated amount”) of the sums paid to the board under section 223G in respect of that year is to be used for purposes relating to service integration.

(2) The designated amount—

(a) is to be determined in such manner as NHS England considers appropriate, and

(b) must be specified in the direction under subsection (1).”;

(b) in subsection (6), for paragraph (a) (but not the “and” at the end) substitute—

“(a) it may use the amount for any purposes relating to service integration,”;

(c) omit subsection (7).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)

I2 S. 15 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)