Regulation 3 Meaning of NHS Body

(1)

For the purposes of sections 37 and 38 of the Act, “NHS body” means a body in England which is—

(a)

a Strategic Health Authority;

(b)

an NHS foundation trust;

(c)

a Primary Care Trust;

(d)

an NHS Trust; or

(e)

a Care Trust.

(2)

In this regulation—

“Care Trust” means a body designated as a Care Trust under section 45 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001^f1;
“NHS foundation trust” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003^f2;
“NHS trust” means a body established under section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f3;
“Primary Care Trust” means a body established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977^f4; and
“Strategic Health Authority” means a Strategic Health Authority established under section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977^f5.

Annotations

f1: 2001 c. 15.
f2: 2003 c. 43.
f3: 1990 c. 19. Section 5 is amended by paragraph 69(1)(b) and (d) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), paragraph 65(2) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) and sections 13(1) and (10) and 14 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).
f4: 1977 c. 49. Section 16A is inserted by section 2(1) of the Heath Act 1999.
f5: Section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977 is substituted by section 1(2) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17).