Explanatory Notes

Health and Social Care Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 7

27 March 2012

Commentary on Sections

Part 8 – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: advice, guidance etc.

Section 239 - Training

1386.This section allows the Secretary of State to make regulations setting out the arrangements under which NICE could provide or facilitate the provision of training, and when it could charge for these services. NICE currently delivers education, training and development on evidence-based therapeutics and medicines management to healthcare professionals, and regulations made under this section would enable this work to continue.