Special health authority

FOIA Schedule I includes:

38 - A special health authority established under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

These authorities were established under this section (or are treated as having been so established):

• National Health Service Litigation Authority (by SI 1995/2800)
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (by SI 1999/220)
• National Treatment Agency (by SI 2001/713)
• National Patient Safety Agency (by SI 2001/1743)
• NHS Professionals Special Health Authority (by SI 2003/3059)
• Health and Social Care Information Centre (by SI 2005/499)
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (by SI 2005/1446)
• NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (by SI 2005/2414)
• NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (by SI 2005/2529)

WhatDoTheyKnow has a list of special health authorities.