These Regulations may be cited as the Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act”(“y Ddeddf”) means the Health Act 1999;

• “the 1977 Act” (“Deddf 1977”) means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “the 1997 Act”(“Deddf 1997”) means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 19974;

• “the Audit Commission” (“y Comisiwn Archwilio”) means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales;

• “clinical governance arrangements” (“trefniadau llywodraethu clinigol”) means arrangements by a National Health Service body or a service provider for monitoring and improving the quality of health care5 for which they have responsibility;

• “the Commission” (“y Comisiwn”) means the Commission for Health Improvement established by section 19 of the Act;

• “financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March;

• “the Functions Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Swyddogaethau”) means the Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 20006;

• “health care profession” (“proffesiwn gofal iechyd”) means a profession to which section 60(2) of the Act applies;

• “health care professional” (“proffesiynolyn gofal iechyd”) means a person who is registered as a member of a health care profession;

• “health service inquiry” (“ymchwiliad gwasanaeth iechyd”) means an inquiry, held or established by the National Assembly or a National Health Service body, into any matter relating to the management, provision and quality of health care for which National Health Service bodies or service providers have responsibility;

• “investigation” (“ymchwiliad”) means an investigation by the Commission pursuant to section 20(1)(c) of the Act or regulation 2(e) of the Functions Regulations;

• “local review”(“adolygiad lleol”) means a review conducted by the Commission under section 20(1)(b) of the Act or regulation 2(c) or (d) of the Functions Regulations;

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “national service review” (“adolygiad gwasanaeth gwladol”) means a review conducted by the Commission under section 20(1)(d) of the Act;

• “Part II services” (“gwasanaethau Rhan II” ) means general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services under Part II of the 1977 Act;

• “personal medical services” (“gwasanaethau meddygol personol”) has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the 1977 Act;

• “relevant Health Authority”(“Awdurdod Iechyd perthnasol”) means the Health Authority in whose area a service provider provides services;

• “service provider” (“darparydd gwasanaethau”) means a person, other than a National Health Service body, who —

  1. a

     provides Part II services; or

  2. b

     provides services in accordance with a pilot scheme under the 1997 Act7.

  3. c

     These regulations apply to Wales only.