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

45 Quality in health care E+W

(1) It is the duty of each [F1 Welsh] NHS body to put and keep in place arrangements for the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality of health care provided by and for that body.

(2) In this Part “health care” means—

(a) services provided to individuals for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness; and

(b) the promotion and protection of public health.

(3) In subsection (2)(a), “illness” has the meaning given by [F2 section 275 of the 2006 Act].

[F3 (4) In this Chapter references to the provision of health care for a body include in the case of an English NHS body references to the provision of health care in respect of which direct payments are made by that body under section 12A(1), or under regulations under section 12A(4), of the National Health Service Act 2006. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 45(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 37; S.I. 2010/708, art. 13(e)

F2 Words in s. 45(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 241 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)

F3 S. 45(4) inserted (temp.) (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 45 applied (1.4.2005) by Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), ss. 10(2), 12(1); S.I. 2005/121, art. 2(2)

C2 S. 45 functions made exercisable by Local Health Boards (1.10.2009) by The Local Health Boards (Directed Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1511), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 45 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/759, art. 9