Amendments in relation to services for rare and very rare conditions which are commissioned by the Board4
1
In regulation 11A of the principal Regulations (saving and transitional provision in relation to certain services for rare and very rare conditions), for paragraph (3)(b) and (c), substitute—
b
“the transfer date” means—
i
in relation to transferring services referred to in paragraph (c)(i) (wheelchair services), 1st April 2015; and
ii
in relation to transferring services referred to in paragraph (c)(ii) (specialist morbid obesity services), 1st April 2016;
c
“transferring services” are—
i
wheelchair services as included within the service specified in paragraph 135 of Schedule 4 immediately prior to the transfer date;
ii
specialist morbid obesity services as specified in paragraph 118 of that Schedule immediately prior to the transfer date.
2
In Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (services for rare and very rare conditions)—
a
in paragraph 58, for “(including bridge to transplant using mechanical circulatory support)”, substitute “(including mechanical circulatory support)”;
b
after paragraph 75, insert—
76
Mitochondrial donation service.
c
after paragraph 116A, insert—
116B
Specialist maternity care for women diagnosed with abnormally invasive placenta.
d
omit paragraph 118; and
e
after paragraph 140, insert—
140A
Surgery for complex obesity in children.