PART 3Health

CHAPTER 1F1The Education and Training Functions of NHS England

Annotations:

National functions

I1101Sections 98 and 100: matters to which F2NHS England must have regard

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In performing the duty under section 98(1) (ensuring sufficient skilled workers for the health service) or the duty under section 100(4) (setting objectives, priorities and outcomes for education and training), F3NHS England must have regard to the following matters in particular—

a

the likely future demand for health services and for persons with the skills and training to work as health care workers for the purposes of the health service,

b

the sustainability of the supply of persons with the skills and training to work as such,

c

the priorities that providers of health services have for the education and training of persons wishing to work as such,

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e

the objectives of the Secretary of State in exercising public health functions (as defined by section 1H of that Act),

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g

documents published by the Secretary of State under F6section 100(2) or (3),

h

the desirability of promoting the integration of health provision with health-related provision and care and support provision,

i

the desirability of enabling health care workers to switch between different posts relating to health provision, health-related provision or care and support provision, and

j

such other matters as regulations may specify.

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In subsection (1)—

  • “health provision”, “health-related provision” and “care and support provision” each have the same meaning as in section 3;

  • health services” means health services provided as part of the health service.