Special health authority

This is about England and Wales. The equivalent bodies in Northern Ireland are special health and social care agencies.

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)
• 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)
• NHS Commissioning Board Authority (by SI 2011/2237)
• Health Research Authority (by SI 2011/2323)
• National Health Service Trust Development Authority (by SI 2012/901)
• Health Education England (by SI 2012/1773^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2012&Legislation[Number]=1773}})})

WhatDoTheyKnow has a list of special health authorities.