# The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008, Paragraph 26: Co-operation with investigations


(1) The contractor shall co-operate with—
(a) any investigation of a complaint in relation to any matter reasonably connected with the provision for services under the contract undertaken by—
(i) the PCT; and
(ii) the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection; and
(b) any investigation of a complaint by an NHS body or local authority which relates to a patient or former patient of the contractor.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
“NHS body” means a Primary Care Trust, an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust, a Strategic Health Authority, a Local Health Board, a Health Board, a Health and Social Services Board, a Health and Social Services Trust or a Health Board or Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
“local authority” means—
(a) any of the bodies listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (local authority);
(b) the Council of the Isles of Scilly; or
(c) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (constitution of councils).
(3) The co-operation required by sub-paragraph (1) includes—
(a) answering questions reasonably put to the contractor by the PCT;
(b) providing any information relating to the complaint reasonably required by the PCT; and
(c) attending any meeting to consider the complaint (if held at a reasonably accessible place and at a reasonable hour, and due notice has been given) if the contractor’s presence at the meeting is reasonably required by the PCT.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1185/schedule/1/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-contracts-regulations-2008/schedule-1/paragraph-26
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