National Health Service Act 2006

[F1 Functions in relation to information E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. A1 inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 23(1), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

13R Information on safety of services provided by the health service E+W

(1) [F2 NHS England] must establish and operate systems for collecting and analysing information relating to the safety of the services provided by the health service.

(2) [F2 NHS England] must make information collected by virtue of subsection (1), and any other information obtained by analysing it, available to such persons as [F2 NHS England] considers appropriate.

(3) [F2 NHS England] may impose charges, calculated on such basis as it considers appropriate, in respect of information made available by it under subsection (2).

(4) [F2 NHS England] must give advice and guidance, to such persons as it considers appropriate, for the purpose of maintaining and improving the safety of the services provided by the health service.

(5) [F2 NHS England] must monitor the effectiveness of the advice and guidance given by it under subsection (4).

(6) [F3 An integrated care board] must have regard to any advice or guidance given to it under subsection (4).

(7) [F2 NHS England] may arrange for any other person (including another NHS body) to exercise any of [F2 NHS England’s] functions under this section.

(8) Arrangements made under subsection (7) do not affect the liability of [F2 NHS England] for the exercise of any of its functions.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F3 Words in s. 13R(6) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 4 para. 98; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

13S Guidance in relation to processing of information E+W

(1) [F2 NHS England] must publish guidance for registered persons on the practice to be followed by them in relation to the processing of—

(a) patient information, and

(b) any other information obtained or generated in the course of the provision of the health service.

(2) Registered persons who carry on an activity which involves, or is connected with, the provision of health care must have regard to any guidance published under this section.

(3) In this section, “patient information”, “processing” and “registered person” have the same meaning as in section 20A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

[F4 13SA Information about inequalities E+W

(1) NHS England must publish a statement setting out—

(a) a description of the powers available to relevant NHS bodies to collect, analyse and publish information relating to—

(i) inequalities between persons with respect to their ability to access health services;

(ii) inequalities between persons with respect to the outcomes achieved for them by the provision of health services (including the outcomes described in section 13E(3)); and

(b) the views of NHS England about how those powers should be exercised in connection with such information.

(2) NHS England may from time to time publish a revised statement under subsection (1).

(3) In this section “relevant NHS bodies” means—

(a) integrated care boards,

(b) NHS trusts established under section 25, and

(c) NHS foundation trusts.]]

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 13SA inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 11(2), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)