Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

70 Reviews and investigations relating to Wales E+W

(1) The Assembly has the function of conducting reviews of, and investigations into, the provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies.

(2) The Assembly may in particular under this section conduct—

(a) a review of the overall provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies;

(b) a review of the overall provision of a particular kind of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies;

(c) a review of, or investigation into, the provision of any health care by or for a particular Welsh NHS body.

(3) The Assembly has the function of conducting reviews of the arrangements made by Welsh NHS bodies for the purpose of discharging their duty under section 45.

[F1 (3A) Before conducting a review under this section the Assembly must—

(a) consult the Auditor General for Wales, and

(b) take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales.]

(4) In exercising its functions under this section in relation to any health care the Assembly shall be concerned in particular with—

(a) the availability of, and access to, the health care;

(b) the quality and effectiveness of the health care;

(c) the financial or other management of the health care and the economy and efficiency of its provision;

(d) the availability and quality of information provided to the public about the health care;

(e) the need to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children; and

(f) the effectiveness of measures taken for the purpose specified in paragraph (e) by the body in question and any person who provides, or is to provide, health care for that body,

and must take into account the standards set out in statements published under section 47.

(5) For the purposes of this section the Assembly may carry out an inspection of—

(a) any Welsh NHS body;

(b) any other person who provides, or is to provide, health care for a Welsh NHS body (in Wales or elsewhere).

(6) Where the Assembly conducts a review under this section it must publish a report.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 70(3A) inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 2 para. 60; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1 S. 70 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/873, art. 2(b)