Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 NHS Commissioning Board renamed NHS England 2 Power to require commissioning of specialised services 3 Spending on mental health 4 NHS England mandate: general 5 NHS England mandate: cancer outcome targets 6 Duties as to reducing inequalities 7 Duties in respect of research: business plan and annual report etc 8 NHS England: wider effect of decisions 9 NHS England: duties in relation to climate change etc 10 Public involvement: carers and representatives 11 Information about inequalities 12 Support and assistance by NHS England 13 Exercise of functions relating to provision of services 14 Preparation of consolidated accounts for providers 15 Funding for service integration 16 Payments in respect of quality 17 Secondments to NHS England 18 Role of integrated care boards 19 Establishment of integrated care boards 20 People for whom integrated care boards have responsibility 21 Commissioning hospital and other health services 22 Commissioning primary care services etc 24 Commissioning arrangements: conferral of discretions 25 General functions 26 Integrated care partnerships and strategies 27 NHS England’s financial responsibilities 29 Financial responsibilities of integrated care boards and their partners 31 Care Quality Commission reviews etc of integrated care system 32 Integrated care system: further amendments 33 Abolition of Monitor and transfer of functions to NHS England 34 Exercise by NHS England of new regulatory functions 35 Modification of standard licence conditions 36 Abolition of NHS Trust Development Authority 37 Merger of bodies: consequential amendment 38 Transfer schemes in connection with abolished bodies 39 Transfer schemes under section 38: taxation 40 Duties in respect of research 41 Report on assessing and meeting workforce needs 42 Arrangements for exercise of public health functions 43 Power of direction: public health functions 44 Power of direction: investigation functions 45 General power to direct NHS England 46 Reconfiguration of services: intervention powers 47 Review into NHS supply chains 48 NHS trusts in England 49 Removal of power to appoint trust funds and trustees 50 Sections 48 and 49: consequential amendments 51 Licensing of NHS trusts 52 NHS trusts: wider effect of decisions 53 NHS trusts: duties in relation to climate change 54 Oversight and support of NHS trusts 55 Directions to NHS trusts 56 Recommendations about restructuring of NHS trusts 57 Intervention in NHS trusts 58 NHS trusts: conversion to NHS foundation trusts and dissolution 59 Appointment of chair of NHS trusts 60 Financial objectives for NHS trusts 61 Licensing of NHS foundation trusts 62 Capital spending limits for NHS foundation trusts 63 Accounts, reports and forward plans 64 NHS foundation trusts: joint exercise of functions 65 NHS foundation trusts: mergers, acquisitions and separations 66 Transfers on dissolution of NHS foundation trusts 67 NHS foundation trusts: wider effect of decisions 68 NHS foundation trusts: duties in relation to climate change 69 Transfer schemes between trusts 70 Trust special administrators 71 Joint working and delegation arrangements 72 References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc 73 Repeal of duties to promote autonomy 74 Guidance about joint appointments 75 Co-operation by NHS bodies etc 76 Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers 77 The NHS payment scheme 78 Regulations as to patient choice 79 Procurement regulations 80 Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc 81 Eradicating slavery and human trafficking in supply chains 82 Duty to provide assistance to the CMA 83 Mergers of providers: removal of CMA powers 84 Removal of functions relating to competition etc 85 Removal of CMA’s involvement in licensing etc 86 Special Health Authorities: removal of 3 year limit 87 Tidying up etc provisions about accounts of certain NHS bodies 88 Meaning of “health” in NHS Act 2006 89 Repeal of spent powers to make transfer schemes etc 90 Abolition of Local Education and Training Boards 91 Hospital patients with care and support needs: repeals etc 92 Information about payments etc to persons in the health care sector 93 Regulations under section 92: enforcement 94 Regulations under section 92: consent 95 Information standards 97 General duties of the Health and Social Care Information Centre etc 99 Collection of information about adult social care 100 Enforcement of duties against private providers 101 Medicine information systems 102 Relevant bodies and Special Health Authorities 103 Power to transfer functions between bodies 104 Power to provide for exercise of functions of Secretary of State 105 Scope of powers 106 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations 107 Transfer schemes: taxation 108 Consent and consultation 109 Establishment of the HSSIB 110 Investigation of incidents with safety implications 111 Deciding which incidents to investigate 112 Criteria, principles and processes 113 Final reports 114 Interim reports 115 Draft reports 116 Response to reports 117 Admissibility of reports 118 Powers of entry, inspection and seizure 119 Powers to require information etc 120 Voluntary provision of information etc 121 Offences relating to investigations 122 Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material 123 Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure 124 Offences of unlawful disclosure 125 Restriction of statutory powers requiring disclosure 126 Co-operation 127 Assistance of NHS bodies 128 Investigations relating to Wales and Northern Ireland 129 Failure to exercise functions 130 Review 131 Offences by bodies corporate 132 Offences by partnerships 133 Obligations of confidence etc 134 Consequential amendments relating to Part 4 135 Interpretation of Part 4 136 Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales 137 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales 138 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales 139 Virginity testing offences in England and Wales: penalties 140 Offence of virginity testing: Scotland 141 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland 142 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Scotland 143 Virginity testing offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary 144 Offence of virginity testing: Northern Ireland 145 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland 146 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland 147 Virginity testing offences in Northern Ireland: penalties 148 Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: England and Wales 149 Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales 150 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales 151 Hymenoplasty offences in England and Wales: penalties 152 Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Scotland 153 Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland 154 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland 155 Hymenoplasty offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary 156 Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland 157 Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland 158 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland 159 Hymenoplasty offences in Northern Ireland: penalties 160 Consequential amendments relating to Part 5 161 Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc 162 International healthcare arrangements 163 Regulation of local authority functions relating to adult social care 164 Default powers of Secretary of State in relation to adult social care 165 Care Quality Commission’s powers in relation to local authority failings 167 Provision of social care services: financial assistance 168 Regulation of health care and associated professions 169 Medical examiners 170 Commercial dealings in organs for transplantation: extra-territorial offences 171 Storage of gametes and embryos 172 Advertising of less healthy food and drink 173 Hospital food standards 174 Food information for consumers: power to amend retained EU law 175 Fluoridation of water supplies 176 Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision 177 Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children 178 Early medical termination of pregnancy 179 Child safeguarding etc in health and care: policy about information sharing 180 Licensing of cosmetic procedures 181 Mandatory training on learning disability and autism 182 Power to make consequential provision 183 Regulations 184 Financial provision 185 Extent 186 Commencement 187 Short title SCHEDULE 1 Renaming of NHS Commissioning Board SCHEDULE 2 Integrated care boards: constitution etc SCHEDULE 3 Conferral of primary care functions on integrated care boards etc SCHEDULE 4 Integrated care system: minor and consequential amendments SCHEDULE 5 Abolition of Monitor and transfer of its functions SCHEDULE 6 Intervention powers over the reconfiguration of NHS services SCHEDULE 7 NHS trusts in England and removal of power to appoint trustees: consequential amendments SCHEDULE 8 Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts SCHEDULE 9 References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc SCHEDULE 10 The NHS payment scheme SCHEDULE 11 Patient choice: undertakings by integrated care boards SCHEDULE 12 Removal of functions relating to competition etc SCHEDULE 13 The Health Services Safety Investigations Body SCHEDULE 14 Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material: exceptions SCHEDULE 15 Consequential amendments relating to Part 4 SCHEDULE 16 Virginity testing and hymenoplasty: consequential amendments SCHEDULE 17 Storage of gametes and embryos SCHEDULE 18 Advertising of less healthy food and drink SCHEDULE 19 Licensing of cosmetic procedures
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110 Investigation of incidents with safety implications
(1) The HSSIB has the function of investigating incidents that—
(a) occur in England during the provision of health care services, and
(b) have or may have implications for the safety of patients.
(2) The purpose of the investigations is to—
(a) identify risks to the safety of patients, and
(b) address those risks by facilitating the improvement of systems and practices in the provision of NHS services or other health care services in England.
(3) In particular, where an investigation relates to an incident that did not occur during the provision of NHS services, the HSSIB must consider whether, in relation to any risks identified, the systems and practices in the provision of NHS services could be improved.
(4) The purpose of the investigations does not include assessing or determining—
(a) blame,
(b) civil or criminal liability, or
(c) whether action needs to be taken in respect of an individual by a regulatory body.
(5) In this Part, an incident within subsection (1) is called a “qualifying incident”.
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110 Investigation of incidents with safety implications
(1) The HSSIB has the function of investigating incidents that—
(a) occur in England during the provision of health care services, and
(b) have or may have implications for the safety of patients.
(2) The purpose of the investigations is to—
(a) identify risks to the safety of patients, and
(b) address those risks by facilitating the improvement of systems and practices in the provision of NHS services or other health care services in England.
(3) In particular, where an investigation relates to an incident that did not occur during the provision of NHS services, the HSSIB must consider whether, in relation to any risks identified, the systems and practices in the provision of NHS services could be improved.
(4) The purpose of the investigations does not include assessing or determining—
(a) blame,
(b) civil or criminal liability, or
(c) whether action needs to be taken in respect of an individual by a regulatory body.
(5) In this Part, an incident within subsection (1) is called a “qualifying incident”.
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