Part 14Patient and public involvement in health and social care

F1Local arrangements

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

S. 221 cross-heading substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 182(10), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

I1224Duties of F9responsible persons to respond to F5Local Healthwatch organisations or contractors

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations impose, on a F6responsible person, duties—

a

as respects responding to requests for information made to the F6responsible person by F2a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor;

b

as respects dealing with reports or recommendations made to the F6responsible person by F2a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor; or

c

as respects dealing with reports or recommendations which, in accordance with any requirement imposed in regulations under paragraph (b), have been referred to the F6responsible person by another F6responsible person.

2

In subsection (1) “F6responsible person” means—

F7za

the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

zb

a clinical commissioning group;

a

a National Health Service trust;

b

an NHS foundation trust;

F8c

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d

a local authority; or

e

a person prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

F33

For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch organisation if it is done by that organisation—

a

in the carrying-on, under arrangements made under section 221(1), of activities specified in section 221(2), or

b

in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of section 223(2)(i).

3A

For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch contractor if it is done by that contractor in the carrying-on, under Local Healthwatch arrangements, of activities specified in section 221(2).

4

Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

F45

In this section—

  • “Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;

  • “Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223.