Regulation 4 Prescribed information, content and form of document

England and Wales

(1)

A relevant document must consist of 4 parts as follows—

(a)

Part 1, containing a statement summarising the provider's M1 view of the quality of F1relevant health services provided or sub-contracted by the provider during the reporting period and the statement referred to in regulation 6;

(b)

Part 2, containing the information relevant to the quality of F2relevant health services provided or sub-contracted by the provider during the reporting period which is prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) or (3) of the 2009 Act by F3paragraphs F4(2), (2A) and (2B) and the information required by regulation 7;

(c)

Part 3, containing other information relevant to the quality of F5relevant health services provided or sub-contracted by the provider during the reporting period which is included in the document by the provider; and

(d)

an annex containing the statements or copies of the statements referred to in regulation 5.

(2)

The information prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) or (3) of the 2009 Act is the information specified F6in items 1 to 11 F7... of the table in the Schedule as presented in the way specified in column 2 of those items in that table.

F8(2A)

In relation to the bodies listed in subsection (2)(b) and (d) of section 8 of the 2009 Act who are under the duty in section 8(1) of that Act, the information specified in column 1 of items 12 to 26 of the table in the Schedule as presented in the way specified in column 2 of those items in that table is prescribed information for the purposes of those bodies carrying out that duty.

F9(2B)

The information prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) F10... of the 2009 Act includes the information specified in items 27.1 to 27.9 of the table in the ScheduleF11, presented in the way specified for those items in column 2 of that table, for—

(a)

National Health Service trusts specified in section 8(2)(b) of the 2009 Act; and

(b)

NHS foundation trusts.

(2C)

Paragraph (2B) does not apply in relation to any ambulance trust.

(2D)

The quarterly information required in items 27.1 to 27.3 of the table in the Schedule may be taken from quarterly information published by providers in response to national guidance.

(3)

The annex referred to in paragraph (1)(d) is not required in a draft relevant document supplied under regulations 8 to 10

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 4(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(2)
F2: Words in reg. 4(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(2)
F3: Words in reg. 4(1)(b) substituted (4.2.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(3)
F4: Words in reg. 4(1)(b) substituted (19.2.2018) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/59), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F5: Words in reg. 4(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(2)
F6: Words in reg. 4(2) substituted (4.2.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(4)
F7: Words in reg. 4(2) omitted (19.2.2018) by virtue of The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/59), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
F8: Reg. 4(2A) inserted (4.2.2013) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3081), regs. 1(2), 5(5)
F9: Reg. 4(2B)-(2D) inserted (1.11.2017) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/744), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F10: Words in reg. 4(2B) omitted (19.2.2018) by virtue of The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/59), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)
F11: Words in reg. 4(2B) inserted (19.2.2018) by The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/59), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)

Marginal citations

M1: See section 9(1) of the Health Act 2009 for the meaning of “the provider”.