PART 1Health service in England: integration, collaboration and other changes

Merger of NHS bodies etc

I1I235Modification of standard licence conditions

1

Section 100 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (modification of standard conditions) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

Before making modifications under subsection (1) that NHS England consider to be a major change, NHS England must—

a

carry out an assessment of the likely impact of the modifications, or

b

publish a statement setting out its reasons for concluding that such assessment is not needed.

3

In subsection (2), for “such modifications” substitute “modifications under subsection (1)”.

4

In subsection (4), after paragraph (b) insert—

ba

set out any impact assessment carried out by NHS England under subsection (1A)(a),