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(1)As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, a primary care provider must prepare a report under this section.
(2)The report must state whether, during the reporting year, the duty of candour has come into effect in respect of the provision of health care by the primary care provider.
(3)If the duty of candour has come into effect during the reporting year, the report must—
(a)specify how often this has happened during the reporting year,
(b)give a brief description of the circumstances in which the duty came into effect, and
(c)describe any steps taken by the provider with a view to preventing similar circumstances from arising in future.
(4)If during the same financial year the primary care provider has provided health care on behalf of two or more Local Health Boards, a separate report is to be prepared under this section in respect of each of those bodies.
(5)In this section and sections 6 to 8—
(a)references to a financial year are to each period of 12 months ending on 31 March;
(b)references to a reporting year, in relation to a report, are to the financial year to which the report relates.
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