Part 2Standards
Chapter 2NHS health care: introductory
I147Standards set by Assembly
1
The Assembly may prepare and publish statements of standards in relation to the provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies.
2
The Assembly must keep the standards under review and may publish amended statements whenever it considers it appropriate.
3
The Assembly must consult such persons as it considers appropriate—
a
before publishing a statement under this section;
b
before publishing an amended statement under this section which in the opinion of the Assembly effects a substantial change in the standards.
4
The standards set out in statements under this section are to be taken into account by every Welsh NHS body in discharging its duty under section 45.