PART 3

Duty of Candour

Procedural and other requirements

Supply and summary of report under section 5
6
1
A primary care provider that has prepared a report under section 5 in respect of the provision of health care on behalf of a Local Health Board must, as soon as practicable after the end of the reporting year, supply the report to that Local Health Board.
2
A Local Health Board to which reports have been supplied under subsection (1) must, as soon as practicable after the end of the reporting year prepare a summary of those reports.
3
The summary must—
a
specify how often, during the reporting year, the duty of candour has come into effect in respect of health care provided on behalf of the Local Health Board by a primary care provider,
b
give a brief description of the circumstances in which the duty came into effect, and
c
describe any steps taken by the primary care provider with a view to preventing similar circumstances from arising in future.