These directions from the Secretary of State confer new functions and powers on the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) from 1 October 2012. The directions enable the NHS TDA to take over certain functions currently managed by the Department of Health, strategic health authorities and the Appointments Commission.
The functions are:
- appointing board members to NHS trusts, trustees to NHS trusts and foundation trusts, and assisting with board appointments to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts
- assessing readiness and supporting NHS trust applications for foundation trust authorisation
- advising Secretary of State on the need to place an individual NHS trust into the unsustainable provider regime
- overseeing NHS trust planning on providing NHS services from April 2013 onwards
- assessing feasibility and advising Secretary of State on mergers and acquisitions of NHS trusts by other NHS trusts or foundation trusts
- approving capital investments or significant commercial transactions by NHS trusts.
Read the National Health Service Trust Development Authority (Amendment) Directions 2012.
