Part 2Standards
Chapter 3NHS health care: functions of CHAI
Healthcare provided by and for NHS bodies
I152Reviews and investigations: England
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The CHAI has the function of conducting other reviews of, and investigations into, the provision of health care by and for English NHS bodies and cross-border SHAs.
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The CHAI may in particular under this section conduct—
a
a review of the overall provision of health care by and for English NHS bodies and cross-border SHAs;
b
a review of the overall provision of a particular kind of health care by and for English NHS bodies and cross-border SHAs;
c
a review of, or investigation into, the provision of any health care by or for a particular English NHS body or cross-border SHA.
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The CHAI has the function of conducting reviews of the arrangements made by English NHS bodies and cross-border SHAs for the purpose of discharging their duty under section 45.
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If the Secretary of State so requests, the CHAI must conduct—
a
a review under subsection (2)(a);
b
a review under subsection (2)(b) of the overall provision of a kind of health care specified in the request;
c
a review or investigation under subsection (2)(c), or a review under subsection (3), in relation to the provision of such health care by or for such body as may be specified in the request.
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In exercising its functions under this section in relation to any health care the CHAI must take into account the standards set out in statements published under section 46.
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For the purposes of this section the CHAI may carry out an inspection of—
a
any English NHS body or cross-border SHA; and
b
any person who provides, or is to provide, health care for such a body (wherever the health care is or is to be provided).
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Where the CHAI conducts a review or investigation under this section it must publish a report.
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The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in respect of the making of representations to the CHAI before the publication of a report under this section.
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The Secretary of State may by regulations require an NHS body to publish a statement as to the action it proposes to take as a result of any review or investigation conducted under this section in relation to it.
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Regulations under subsection (9) may make provision—
a
as to the matters with which a statement under the regulations must deal;
b
as to the time by which any such statement must be published;
c
requiring an NHS body, before publishing any such statement, to obtain the consent of any person specified in the regulations;
d
requiring the NHS body publishing any such statement to send a copy of it to any person so specified.