The NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2006

Amendment of article 3 of the principal Order

3.  For article 3 of the principal Order (functions of the Authority) substitute—

“Functions of the Authority

3.   Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the appropriate authority may give to the Authority, the Authority shall perform such functions in connection with—

(a) the administration of—

(i) schemes relating to the provision of assistance with NHS charges;

(ii) the European Health Insurance Card;

(iii) the NHS Bursary Scheme in England;

(iv) the NHS Injury Benefit Scheme; and

(v) the NHS Pension Scheme;

(b) the assessment of the performance of dentists providing services under general dental services contracts and personal dental services agreements;

(c) assisting

(i) the Secretary of State in relation to specified Department of Health programmes; and

(ii) specified Special Health Authorities in the exercise of their functions,

by the provision of business services and facilities and the supply of staff;

(d) the collation and provision of information about relevant primary dental services, pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services;

(e) the development and promotion of arrangements for the clinical governance of services provided under general dental services contracts and personal dental services agreements;

(f) examining, checking and pricing of prescriptions for drugs, listed drugs, medicines and listed appliances supplied as part of pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services;

(g) the maintenance of records in respect of vocational training numbers allocated in England to dentists under regulation 5A of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations(1) as they had effect on 31^st March 2006;

(h) the management of security in the health service in England;

(i) the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud, corruption and unlawful activities against or affecting the health service in England and the Secretary of State in relation to her responsibilities for the health service in England including investigations for the purposes of proceedings;

(j) the prevention and detection of fraud in relation to general dental services contracts, personal dental services agreements, pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services in Wales;

(k) the processing of payments to providers of goods or services, (or both), to the health service;

(l) the procurement and supply of products and services for the purposes of the health service in England;

(m) the provision of documentation relating to general dental services contracts and personal dental services agreements to the providers of those services;

(n) refunding payments made in respect of charges for treatment for relevant primary dental services;

(o) the responsibility for all policy and operational matters relating to the matters within paragraphs (h) and (i);

(p) specified functions in relation to the rights and responsibilities of Primary Care Trusts under general dental services contracts or personal dental services agreements; and

(q) such other functions

as the appropriate authority may direct.”.

(1)

S.I. 1992/661.