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2(1)The Commissioner must take reasonable steps to involve patients in the discharge of the Commissioner’s core duties.
(2)The Commissioner must in particular take reasonable steps to—
(a)ensure that patients are aware of the Commissioner’s core duties and of how they may communicate with the Commissioner, and
(b)consult patients, or persons who appear to the Commissioner to represent the interests of patients, on matters which the Commissioner proposes to consider in the discharge of the core duties.
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