Part 14Patient and public involvement in health and social care

Abolition of Patients' Forums etc

231Abolition of Patients' Forums

(1)

The following provisions of the National Health Service Act 2006 are omitted—

  • section 237(1) and (2) (establishment of Patients' Forums and appointment of their members);

  • section 240 (Patients' Forums: annual reports); and

  • section 241(1) and (2) (power to make further provision about Patients' Forums).

(2)

The property, rights and liabilities of each Patients' Forum are by virtue of this subsection transferred to the Secretary of State for Health (including any property, rights and liabilities that would not otherwise be capable of being transferred).

(3)

Any legal proceedings relating to anything transferred under subsection (2) may be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Health.