# The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (“the Institute”) to exercise functions, in England, in connection with the promotion of innovation and best practice in the NHS.
Article 2 of the Order establishes the Institute, the functions of which are described in article 3 and are to be specified more particularly in directions given by the Secretary of State. Provision is also made for the constitution of the Institute (article 4), for the remuneration of its members (article 5), for the transfer to it of certain staff from the Prescription Pricing Authority (article 6) and for the admission of the public to meetings (article 7). Article 8 and the Schedule make provision to ensure that a member of the Institute is not disqualified from membership of certain other NHS bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1446/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-institute-for-innovation-and-improvement-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005/note
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