SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Further provision about the Commissioner for Patient Safety

Supplementary functions and information

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1

For the purposes of carrying out the core duties, the Commissioner may—

a

make a report or recommendation to a relevant person;

b

consult or receive information from patients or any other person the Commissioner thinks appropriate;

c

request information from a relevant person;

d

share information with a relevant person.

2

A relevant person to whom a report or recommendation is made under sub-paragraph (1)(a) must provide a response to that report or recommendation within such period as the Commissioner may reasonably require.

3

A relevant person must, so far as reasonably practicable, comply with a request by the Commissioner to provide information within such period as the Commissioner may reasonably require.

4

Nothing in this Schedule authorises a disclosure of information which contravenes the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the powers conferred by this Schedule).

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In this paragraph—

  • “data protection legislation” has the meaning given by section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018;

  • “health care” means all forms of health care provided for individuals, whether relating to physical or mental health, and including ancillary care;

  • “relevant person” means—

    1. a

      a person who exercises functions of a public nature, relating to medicines or medical devices, so far as those functions are exercisable in relation to England;

    2. b

      any other person who, in the course of providing health care, provides services relating to medicines or medical devices in relation to England.