The Digital Health and Care Wales (Establishment and Membership) Order 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1451 (W.)
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) The title of this Order is the Digital Health and Care Wales (Establishment and Membership) Order 2020.

(2) This Order comes into force on 30 December 2020.

(3) In this Order—

“the Act” (“ y Ddeddf ”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

“clinical officer” (“ swyddog clinigol ”) means an officer who is a registered healthcare professional; registered medical practitioner; registered nurse; registered pharmacist; dental practitioner; or optometrist;

“DHCW” (“ IGDC ”) means Digital Health and Care Wales;

“dental practitioner” (“ ymarferydd deintyddol ”) means a person registered under the Dentists Act 1984 ;

“digital platforms, systems and services” (“ platfformau, systemau a gwasanaethau digidol ”) means hardware, software and other arrangements for the digital collection, storage, processing, analysis, use and dissemination of health service data;

“health service data” (“ data gwasanaethau iechyd ”) means data processed for or in connection with the provision or promotion of services under the Act;

“optometrist” (“ optometrydd ”) means a person registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7 of the Opticians Act 1989 ;

“registered healthcare professional” (“ proffesiynolyn gofal iechyd cofrestredig ”) means a person registered on the register maintained by the Health and Care Professions Council in accordance with article 5 of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001 ;

“registered medical practitioner” (“ ymarferydd meddygol cofrestredig ”) means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 who holds a licence to practice under that Act;

“registered nurse” (“ nyrs gofrestredig”) means a nurse, midwife or nursing associate registered in the register maintained under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 by virtue of a qualification which is an approved qualification for the purposes of registration in the relevant part of the register;

“registered pharmacist” (“ fferyllydd cofrestredig ”) means a person registered as a pharmacist in Part 1 or 4 of the register maintained under article 19 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 .

Section 2 Establishment of DHCW

There is established a Special Health Authority known as Digital Health and Care Wales or Iechyd a Gofal Digidol Cymru.

Section 3 Functions of DHCW

DHCW is to exercise such functions as the Welsh Ministers may direct in connection with—

(a) the provision, design, management, development and delivery of digital platforms, systems and services;

(b) the collection, analysis, use and dissemination of health service data;

(c) the provision of advice and guidance to the Welsh Ministers about improving digital platforms, systems and services;

(d) supporting bodies and persons identified in directions given by the Welsh Ministers to DHCW in relation to matters relevant to digital platforms, systems and services;

(e) any other matter so as to secure the provision or promotion of services under the Act.

Section 4 Membership of DHCW

(1) The membership of DHCW consists of—

(a) a chair;

(b) a vice-chair;

(c) not more than 5 members who are not officers of DHCW in addition to the chair and vice-chair;

(d) not more than 5 members who are officers of DHCW which must include:

(i) a chief officer;

(ii) a finance officer;

(iii) a clinical officer;

(e) not more than 3 associate members who are not eligible to vote in any proceedings of DHCW and who are not included for the purposes of the calculation in paragraph (2).

(2) The number of members who are officers of DHCW must not exceed the number of members who are not such officers.

(3) The members of DHCW referenced at article 4(1)(a),(b) and (c) are to be known as the non-officer members.

(4) The members of DHCW referenced at article 4(1)(d) are to be known as the officer members.

(5) The members of DHCW referenced at article 4(1)(e) are to be known as the associate members.

Section 5 Public meetings

The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 is to apply to DHCW.