Charter

I1I26Patient Safety Charter

1

The Commissioner must—

a

have a charter, and

b

make the latest version of the charter publicly available.

2

The charter is to set out what the Commissioner expects of health care providers in terms of standards and good practice.

3

The charter may, in particular, make provision in relation to the way that health care providers engage with patients and their families.

4

The Commissioner must take the expectations set out in the charter into account when considering a health care provider’s handling of an incident.