Part 1: Health Service in England: Integration, Collaboration and Other Changes NHS England Section 17: Secondments to NHS England
This section inserts paragraph 9A in Schedule A1 to the NHS Act 2006 and amends section 272 of the NHS Act 2006 as a consequence. Subsection (3), which inserts new paragraph 9A, allows NHS England to make arrangements for secondees to NHS England to serve as members of their staff. Through paragraph 9A(3), secondees from a the list of NHS bodies (see paragraph 9A(4)) can be considered as employees of NHS England in respect of references to employees at paragraphs 9, 10 and 13 of Schedule A1. Under paragraph 9A(5), the Secretary of State may by regulations amend paragraph 9A to include other references to employees of NHS England in the Act within this provision as well as setting out further persons of a prescribed description who are seconded to NHS England. Such regulations are subject to the draft affirmative procedure.