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Section 97: Planning education and training for health care workers etc.

Care Act 2014 · 2014 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Health — CHAPTER 1: The Education and Training Functions of NHS England

NHS England must perform on behalf of the Secretary of State the duty under section 1F(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (planning and delivery of education and training), so far as that duty applies to the functions of the Secretary of State under—

section 63(1) and (5) of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (instruction for officers of hospital authorities etc.),
section 258(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (university clinical teaching and research), and
such other of the enactments listed in section 1F(3) of that Act as regulations may specify.

Regulations may—

provide for the duty under section 1F(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 to apply to such other functions of the Secretary of State as are specified; and
impose on NHS England a duty to perform the duty as it applies as a result of provision made under paragraph (a).

Regulations may provide that the duty under subsection (1) or a duty imposed under subsection (2) may only be performed, or may not be performed, in relation to persons of a specified description.

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Regulations may give NHS England further functions relating to education and training for health care workers.

NHS England may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, carry out other activities relating to—

education and training for health care workers;
the provision of information and advice on careers in the health service.

After section 63(6) of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 insert—

The power of the Secretary of State under section 63(6) or (6A) of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 is exercisable concurrently with NHS England; but, in exercising the power, NHS England must have regard to any guidance or other information issued by the Secretary of State about its exercise.

"Health care workers" means persons in relation to whom NHS England's duty under section 1F(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 is to be performed.

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