Introductory Text
PART 1 Overview
1.Overview of this Act
PART 2 Improvement in Health Services
2.Quality in the provision of health services
PART 3 Duty of Candour
Application of the duty
3.When the duty of candour applies
Procedural and other requirements
4.Duty of candour procedure
5.Primary care providers: duty to prepare report
6.Supply and summary of report under section 5
7.Local Health Board, NHS trust and Special Health Authority: reporting requirements
8.Publication of section 6 summary and section 7 report
9.Confidentiality
10.Guidance given by the Welsh Ministers
11.Interpretation of “health care” and other terms
PART 4 The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care
Establishment and general objective etc. of Citizen Voice Body
12.Establishment of Citizen Voice Body
13.General objective
14.Public awareness and statement of policy
Making representations
15.Representations to public bodies
16.Advocacy services etc. in respect of complaints about services
Duties imposed on certain public bodies in respect of Citizen Voice Body
17.Duty to promote awareness of activities of Citizen Voice Body
18.Duty to supply information to Citizen Voice Body
Access to premises by Citizen Voice Body: duty to have regard to code of practice
19.Code of practice on access to premises
Co-operation in the exercise of functions
20.Co-operation between the Body, local authorities and NHS bodies
Interpretation of this Part
21.Meaning of “health services” and “social services”
22.Meaning of other terms
Abolition of Community Health Councils etc.
23.Abolition of Community Health Councils, and connected matters
PART 5 Miscellaneous and General
Constitution of NHS trusts
24.Vice-chairs of boards of directors of NHS trusts
General
25.Regulations
26.Interpretation
27.Minor and consequential amendments
28.Power to make transitional etc. provision
29.Coming into force
30.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales
PART 1 Status
1.Status
PART 2 Members
2.Membership
3.Disqualification from appointment as non-executive member
4.Terms of non-executive membership
5.Removal of non-executive members from office
6.Appointment of the associate member
7.Terms of associate membership etc.
8.Removal of associate member from office
PART 3 Staff
9.Chief executive
10.Other staff
PART 4 Ancillary Functions etc.
11.Committees
12.Delegation
13.Supplementary powers
PART 5 Procedure etc.
14.Procedure
15.Validity of proceedings and acts
16.Seal
17.Evidence
PART 6 Financial Matters
18.Funding
19.Accounting officer
20.Accounts
21.Audit
PART 7 Reporting Requirements etc.
22.Annual plan
23.Annual reports
24.Provision of information to Welsh Ministers
PART 8 Interpretation
25.General interpretation
SCHEDULE 2
Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities
1.Transfer schemes
SCHEDULE 3
Minor and Consequential Amendments
PART 1 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 2
1.Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
2.Section 45(1) is repealed.
3.In section 47 (power to prepare and publish standards in...
4.In section 70 (reviews and investigations relating to Wales), in...
PART 2 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 4
5.Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
6.Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
7.Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 (c. 24)
8.Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
9.Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
10.Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
11.Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)
12.Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2)
13.Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6)
14.Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)
15.Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)
16.The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/441)
17.Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3)
PART 3 Amendment of 2006 Act: Independent Advocacy Services
18.National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)