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Mike Penning

 

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Clause  14,  page  10,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(za)    

work in any field relevant to the NHS;

 

(zb)    

work conducted by any individual, group(s) or organisation(s) employed

 

by the NHS or affiliated to it’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

136

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

work done promoting innovation.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

137

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

A prize may be paid in instalments relating to subsections (2)(a), (2)(b) and (2)(c)

 

above.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

19

 

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The committee shall advise on—

 

(a)    

the selection of candidates for innovation prizes;

 

(b)    

the payment awarded to each prize winner.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

20

 

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The Secretary of State and his appointed committee may not determine the field,

 

discipline or sector in which candidates for innovation prizes must develop their

 

innovations.’.

 


 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

177

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  36,  after ‘it’, insert ‘necessary and’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

178

 

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the staff of the Trust.’.


 
 

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Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

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Clause  15,  page  12,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The Secretary of State’s power to direct a trust special administrator shall not

 

apply in relation to those aspects of a trust special administrator’s duties referred

 

to in sections 65G and 65H (other than subsection (7)).’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

101

 

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  26,  leave out from ‘affect’ to end of line 27 and insert ‘the

 

membership of the executive directors to any committee or sub-committee of the trust.’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

179

 

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the staff of the Trust.’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

180

 

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the trustees,

 

( )    

the board of governors.’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

93

 

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  43,  at beginning, insert ‘Immediately’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

94

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  8,  at beginning insert ‘Only where he considers it

 

appropriate in the interests of the health service’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

95

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  24,  at beginning insert ‘Immediately’.

 


 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

102

 

Schedule  2,  page  40,  leave out lines 11 to 15 and insert—

 

‘(2)    

On the order under section 65E(1) taking effect, the Secretary of State must

 

conduct a review of the performance of those persons who were the chairman and

 

executive and non-executive directors of the NHS foundation trust before they


 
 

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become, for the unexpired terms of their appointments, the chairman and

 

executive and non-executive directors of the NHS trust.’.

 


 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

185

 

Clause  17,  page  17,  line  29,  after ‘provider’, insert ‘and commissioning’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

181

 

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the staff of the Trust.’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

96

 

Clause  17,  page  19,  line  7,  at beginning, insert ‘Immediately’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

97

 

Clause  17,  page  20,  line  18,  at beginning insert ‘Immediately’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

98

 

Clause  17,  page  21,  line  28,  at beginning insert ‘Only where he considers it

 

appropriate in the interests of the health service’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

21

 

Clause  19,  page  23,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may issue guidance on the suspension of NHS and other

 

health appointments. These may include—

 

(a)    

details of appeals processes for suspended appointees; and

 

(b)    

details of parliamentary accountability.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

22

 

Schedule  3,  page  42,  line  13,  after Ministers’, insert ‘after consultation’.


 
 

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Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

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Schedule  3,  page  43,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for compensation if the

 

suspension is revoked under sub-paragraph 8(a).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

24

 

Schedule  3,  page  44,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(9)  

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for compensation if

 

the suspension is revoked under sub-paragraph 7(a).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

183

 

Schedule  3,  page  44,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

Where a person is suspended under paragraph 5A, in relation to a condition under

 

paragraph 5(5)(c), the Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

27

 

Schedule  3,  page  47,  leave out lines 14 to 16 and insert ‘the Commission must have

 

regard to the Secretary of State’s advice regarding the appointment of the vice-chairman’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

26

 

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

make provision about the appointment of new non-executives, and of

 

one as vice-chairman in the event that all non-executives are

 

suspended.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

28

 

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  22,  leave out ‘for paragraph 9(d) substitute’ and insert ‘at

 

end of paragraph 9(d) insert’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

29

 

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  26,  leave out ‘for paragraph 5(d) substitute’ and insert ‘at

 

end of paragraph 5(d) insert’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

30

 

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(3)  

Where a person is suspended under paragraph 2(2)(c), the Secretary of State

 

shall make a statement to Parliament.’.


 
 

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Mike Penning

 

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Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

In assessing whether there are or may be grounds to remove him from

 

office under paragraph (b) the Secretary of State may consult—

 

(i)    

the Care Quality Commission;

 

(ii)    

Strategic Health Authorities; and

 

(iii)    

the Audit Commission’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

31

 

Schedule  3,  page  48,  line  10,  leave out from ‘so’ to the end of line 12.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

184

 

Schedule  3,  page  49,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The amendments made by this Schedule apply to a condition occurring at any

 

time in the person’s appointment which satisfies the Secretary of State as a

 

condition for suspension.’.

 


 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

89

 

Clause  21,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out ‘requested’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

90

 

Page  23,  line  31,  leave out Clause 21.

 


 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

91

 

Clause  22,  page  26,  line  3,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

103

 

Clause  22,  page  26,  leave out lines 9 and 10.

 



 
 

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Mike Penning

 

34

 

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  6,  after ‘area’, insert ‘including an assessment of local

 

needs for the services of dispensing doctors.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

35

 

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(za)    

placing a duty on primary care trusts to consult patients, Local

 

Involvement Networks and members of the public on local needs for

 

pharmaceutical services.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

33

 

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

requiring the Secretary of State to implement pilot schemes for primary

 

care trusts in carrying out pharmaceutical needs assessments before they

 

are rolled out nationally; and for those pilot schemes to be evaluated 12

 

months after they commence.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

145

 

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  24,  after ‘assessment’, insert—

 

‘(e)    

for appeals to the Secretary of State or a body in relation to the content of

 

the statement made by PCTs.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

135

 

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

as to differing assessment criteria for urban and rural needs.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

175

 

Clause  26,  page  28,  line  37,  at beginning insert ‘pharmaceutical’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

176

 

Clause  26,  page  28,  line  37,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘pharmaceutical’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

147

 

Clause  26,  page  29,  line  5,  after ‘application’, insert ‘including a duty for Primary


 
 

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Care Trusts to consult patients on the decision to grant the application’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

36

 

Clause  26,  page  29,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

the terms by which an applicant to the pharmaceutical list is deemed to

 

be compliant with the adoption of a computer system accredited with the

 

Electronic Prescription Service.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

37

 

Clause  26,  page  29,  line  8,  at end insert ‘including the impact that granting an

 

appliction would have on existing services.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

133

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  12,  after ‘period’, insert ‘and in consultation with the

 

professional and regulatory bodies for pharmacists.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

150

 

Clause  29,  page  31,  line  7,  leave out ‘prescribed circumstances’ and insert

 

‘accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of State’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

151

 

Clause  29,  page  31,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(2C)    

The regulations under this section must make provision—

 

(a)    

as to the circumstances under which a Primary Care Trust may provide

 

local pharmaceutical services.

 

(b)    

as to a duty placed on Primary Care Trusts to report any plan to provide

 

such services to the Secretary of State.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

134

 

Clause  31,  page  31,  line  36,  after ‘period’, insert ‘and in consultation with the


 
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