Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2996), the Care and Support (Provision of Health Services) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2821) and the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2827).

Regulation 2 amends the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 by up-dating certain definitions and the amounts of certain payments, up-dating references to the documents known as the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, the Fast Track Pathway Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare, the NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist, and the Decision Support Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare so that they refer to the most recent versions of those documents. It also amends Schedule 4 by adding to the list of services for rare and very rare conditions that may be provided as part of the health service to certain persons.

Regulation 3 amends the Care and Support (Provision of Health Services) Regulations 2014 to up-date the definition of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and the NHS-funded Nursing care so that it refers to the most recent version of that Framework.

Regulation 4 amends the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014 to up-date the definition of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care so that it refers to the most recent version of that Framework.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.