Joint appointments

13UAGuidance about joint appointments

1

NHS England may publish guidance for a relevant NHS body about the making of a joint appointment to which this section applies.

2

A joint appointment to which this section applies is an appointment of a person to a position in—

a

one or more relevant NHS commissioner and one or more relevant NHS provider,

b

one or more relevant NHS body and one or more local authority, or

c

one or more relevant NHS body and one or more combined authority.

3

A relevant NHS body must have regard to guidance published under this section.

4

NHS England must consult such persons as NHS England considers appropriate—

a

before it first publishes guidance under this section, and

b

before it publishes any revised guidance containing changes that are, in the opinion of NHS England, significant.

5

In this section—

• “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 2B;

• “relevant NHS body” means—

  1. a

     a relevant NHS commissioner;

  2. b

     a relevant NHS provider;

• “relevant NHS commissioner” means—

  1. a

     NHS England;

  2. b

     an integrated care board;

• “relevant NHS provider” means—

  1. a

     an NHS trust established under section 25;

  2. b

     an NHS foundation trust.