PART 5Public involvement and local government

CHAPTER 2Local government

Joint strategic needs assessments and strategies

I1192Joint strategic needs assessments

1

Section 116 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

each of its partner clinical commissioning groups,

3

In subsection (6)—

a

for “for which a partner PCT acts” substitute “of a partner clinical commissioning group”,

b

for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group”, and

c

after “a need” insert “or to be likely to be a need”.

4

In subsection (7)—

a

in paragraph (a)(ii) for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group or the National Health Service Commissioning Board”, and

b

in paragraph (b)(i) for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group or the National Health Service Commissioning Board”.

5

In subsection (8)—

a

for “each partner PCT” substitute “each of its partner clinical commissioning groups”,

b

after paragraph (b) (but before the “and” immediately following it) insert—

ba

involve the Local Healthwatch organisation for the area of the responsible local authority;

bb

involve the people who live or work in that area;

c

in paragraph (c) for “consult” substitute “involve”.

6

After subsection (8) insert—

8A

In preparing an assessment under this section, the responsible local authority or a partner clinical commissioning group may consult any person it thinks appropriate.

7

In subsection (9)—

a

for the definition of “partner PCT” substitute—

“partner clinical commissioning group”, in relation to a responsible local authority, means any clinical commissioning group whose area coincides with or falls wholly or partly within the area of the authority;

b

in the definition of “relevant district council”, in paragraph (b)—

i

for “a partner PCT” substitute “a partner clinical commissioning group”, and

ii

for “the area for which the partner PCT acts” substitute “the area of the clinical commissioning group.