PART 8The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: quality standards

236Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or F1NHS England

(1)

NICE must give advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or F1NHS England on any quality matter referred to it by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) F1NHS England.

(2)

“Quality matter”—

(a)

in relation to the Secretary of State, means any matter in relation to which the Secretary of State has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard, and

(b)

in relation to F1NHS England, means any matter in relation to which F1NHS England has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard.