PART 3

Duty of Candour

Procedural and other requirements

Primary care providers: duty to prepare report
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1
As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, a primary care provider must prepare a report under this section.
2
The report must state whether, during the reporting year, the duty of candour has come into effect in respect of the provision of health care by the primary care provider.
3
If the duty of candour has come into effect during the reporting year, the report must—
a
specify how often this has happened during the reporting year,
b
give a brief description of the circumstances in which the duty came into effect, and
c
describe any steps taken by the provider with a view to preventing similar circumstances from arising in future.
4
If during the same financial year the primary care provider has provided health care on behalf of two or more Local Health Boards, a separate report is to be prepared under this section in respect of each of those bodies.
5
In this section and sections 6 to 8—
a
references to a financial year are to each period of 12 months ending on 31 March;
b
references to a reporting year, in relation to a report, are to the financial year to which the report relates.