(cf PH Act s 40B)
(1) A person cannot be appointed as the chief executive of a public hospital that is a recognised establishment, or health service that is a recognised service, of an affiliated health organisation unless the Health Secretary consents to the appointment.
(2) In this section--
"chief executive" means the person (however described) who is responsible to the affiliated health organisation for the management, supervision or administration of the public hospital or health service concerned.