Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)

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

NHS trusts E+W

54 Oversight and support of NHS trusts E+W

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

(2) After section 27 insert—

“27A Oversight and support of NHS trusts

NHS England must—

(a) monitor NHS trusts established under section 25 in the carrying out of their functions, and

(b) provide such advice, guidance or other support as it considers appropriate to help NHS trusts established under section 25 in the carrying out of their functions.”

(3) In Schedule 4—

(a) in paragraph 12 (reports etc), in sub-paragraph (1), for “the Secretary of State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in paragraph 13 (provision of information by NHS trusts), in sub-paragraph (1) (as created by section 25(4) of this Act)—

(i) after “the Secretary of State” insert “or NHS England”;

(ii) for “he” substitute “the Secretary of State or NHS England”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)

I2 S. 54 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 16(a), 29)