19.—(1) When a Local Health Board receives a concern notified by or on behalf of a person who is receiving or has received services from a primary care provider it must determine whether, in its opinion, the concern is appropriate for it to consider or whether it is more appropriate for the primary care provider that is the subject of the concern to consider.
(2) Before making a decision the Local Health Board must determine from the person who notified the concern, whether—
(a)the concern has been considered by the primary care provider, and if so, whether a response has been issued by the provider in accordance with regulation 24; and
(b)the person who notified the concern consents to details of the concern being sent to the primary care provider who is the subject of the concern.
(3) If a response has been issued by the primary care provider in accordance with regulation 24, the Local Health Board must not consider the concern.
(4) If the person notifying the concern does not consent to the Local Health Board sending details of the concern to the primary care provider, the Local Health Board must not investigate the concern unless notifying the primary care provider of the concern would, in the reasonable opinion of the Local Health Board, prejudice its consideration of the concern.