Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order constitutes a Special Health Board for the whole of Scotland to be known as the Health Technology Board for Scotland (“the Board”) (article 3).
Article 4 of the Order confers on the Board functions in relation to the evaluation and provision of advice to the National Health Service in Scotland on the clinical and cost effectiveness of new and existing health technologies including drugs. These functions will also result in the Board assessing and providing advice in relation to health technology, providing information about assessments and acting as a national resource for information about health technology.
Article 5 and the Schedule apply to the Board various provisions in enactments which apply to Health Boards in general. These include provisions as to funding, the keeping and auditing of accounts and the apportionment and remuneration of Board members and staff. Provisions in certain other Acts relevant to Health Boards generally are also applied as are provisions in various sets of Regulations.