2011 No. 503

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), 8, 272(7) and (8) and 273(1) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 20061.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1st April 2011.

2

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 20022.

Substitution of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations2

For Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (Secretary of State’s functions under section 3(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 exercisable by Strategic Health Authorities for the purpose of securing the provision of services: specified services)3 substitute the following Schedule—

SCHEDULE 5SECRETARY OF STATE’S FUNCTIONS UNDER SECTION 3(1) OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 2006 EXERCISABLE BY STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES: SPECIFIED SERVICES

Regulation 3(2A)

1

Alström syndrome service

2

Ataxia telangiectasia service for children

3

Autoimmune paediatric gut syndromes service

4

Autologous intestinal reconstruction in adult patients

5

Bardet-Biedl syndrome service

6

Barth syndrome service

7

Bladder exstrophy service

8

Choriocarcinoma service

9

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis service

10

Complex childhood osteogenesis imperfecta

11

Complex Ehlers Danlos syndrome service

12

Complex neurofibromatosis type 1 service

13

Complex tracheal disease service

14

Congenital hyperinsulinism service

15

Craniofacial service

16

Cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome service

17

Diagnostic service for amyloidosis

18

Diagnostic service for primary ciliary dyskinesia

19

Diagnostic service for rare neuromuscular disorders service

20

Encapsulating sclerosing peritonitis surgical service

21

Epidermolysis bullosa service

22

Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation service for adults

23

Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation service for neonates, infants and children with respiratory failure

24

Gender identity development service for children and adolescents

25

Heart and lung transplantation service (including bridge to transplant using mechanical circulatory support)

26

Insulin-resistant diabetes service

27

Islet transplantation service

28

Liver transplantation service

29

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

30

Lysosomal storage disorder service

31

McArdle’s disease service

32

Mental health service for deaf children and adolescents

33

Neurofibromatosis type 2 service

34

Neuromyelitis optica service

35

Ocular oncology service

36

Ophthalmic pathology service

37

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis service for corneal blindness

38

Pancreas transplantation service

39

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria service

40

Paediatric intestinal pseudo-obstructive disorders

41

Primary malignant bone tumours service

42

Proton beam therapy service

43

Pseudomyxoma peritonei service

44

Pulmonary hypertension service for children

45

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy service

46

Rare mitochondrial disorders service

47

Reconstructive surgery service for adolescents for congenital malformation of the female genital tract

48

Retinoblastoma service

49

Secure forensic mental health service for young people

50

Severe combined immunodeficiency and related disorders service

51

Severe intestinal failure service

52

Severe obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder service

53

Small bowel transplantation service

54

Specialist paediatric liver disease service

55

Stem cell transplantation service for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and related connective tissue disorders

56

Stickler syndrome diagnostic service

57

Vein of Galen malformation service

58

Veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder programme

59

Wolfram syndrome

60

Xeroderma pigmentosum service.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl HoweParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in relation to England, further amend the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 substitutes a new Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations. Schedule 5 lists the specialised services whose provision is to be secured in England by Strategic Health Authorities, rather than Primary Care Trusts. The revised list adds new services that Strategic Health Authorities may commission.

The new services are—

  • Autologous intestinal reconstruction in adult patients (item 4)

  • Complex childhood osteogenesis imperfecta (item 10)

  • Insulin-resistant diabetes service (item 26)

  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (item 29)

  • Paediatric intestinal pseudo-obstructive disorders (item 40)

  • Stickler syndrome diagnostic service (item 56)

  • Veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder programme (item 58)

  • Wolfram syndrome (item 59).

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