PART 10COMPLAINTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND ADVOCACY SERVICES

CHAPTER 2COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIVATE SOCIAL CARE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

180Independent advocacy services for complaints about privately arranged or funded palliative care

(1)Section 187 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (independent advocacy services) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a) for “or independent provider” substitute “, independent provider or independent palliative care provider”,

(b)in paragraph (c) omit the words “or the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales”, and

(c)after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales which relates to a health service body or independent palliative care provider,”.

(3)In subsection (3) insert in the appropriate place—

• ““independent palliative care provider” means a person who is an independent palliative care provider (within the meaning given by section 34T of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005),”.