The Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 232 (W. 58)

National Health Service, Wales

The Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2021

Made

3 March 2021

Coming into force

1 April 2021

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18(1) and 204(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(1), after completion of the consultation prescribed under section 18(3)(2) of that Act, make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1.  The title of this Order is the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2021 and it comes into force on 1 April 2021.

Amendment of article 3 of the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993

2.  In article 3(2)(c) of the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(3), omit “a range of information technology systems and associated support and consultancy services, desktop services, web development, telecommunications services, healthcare information services and”.

Vaughan Gething

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

3 March 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further amends the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 in order to amend the functions of Velindre University National Health Service Trust.

The functions are amended to account for the conferral of functions on Digital Health and Care Wales in relation to the provision of digital platforms, systems and services.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as to the likely cost and benefit of complying with this Order.

(2)

Regulation 2 of the National Health Service Trusts (Consultation on Establishment and Dissolution) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/653) sets out the consultation requirements.