2021 No. 286
National Health Service, England

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6E(1) and (2) and sections 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 20061.

Citation and Commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1st April 2021.

Amendment of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 20122.

(1)

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 20122 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 20 (interpretation)—

(a)

in the definition of “flat rate payment”, for “£183.92” substitute “£187.60”; and

(b)

in the definition of “high band payment”, for “£253.02” substitute “£258.08”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Helen Whately
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2996) (“Standing Rules”) make provision for, amongst other things, NHS funded nursing care.

These Regulations amend Part 6 of the Standing Rules (NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care). The amendments made by regulation 2(2) increase the rates for NHS funded nursing care payable by the National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group.

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