Part 1NHS foundation trusts

Patient and public involvement

31Patients' Forums

(1)

The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 15 (establishment of patients' forums)—

(a)

in subsection (1), after paragraph (b) there is inserted “and

(c)

for each NHS foundation trust.”, and

(b)

in subsection (9), in the definition of “relevant overview and scrutiny committee”, for “or NHS trust” there is substituted “, NHS trust or NHS foundation trust”.

(3)

In section 17 (entry and inspection of premises), in subsection (1), after paragraph (f) there is inserted—

“(fa)

NHS foundation trusts,”.

(4)

In section 18 (annual reports) in subsection (2)—

(a)

in paragraph (c)(ii), after “NHS trust” there is inserted “or NHS foundation trust”,

(b)

after paragraph (d) there is inserted—

“(e)

where the report includes provision which relates to any NHS foundation trust, the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts”.

(5)

In section 19 (supplementary) in subsection (2)—

(a)

in paragraph (k), after “an NHS trust,” there is inserted “an NHS foundation trust,”,

(b)

in paragraph (p), after “NHS trusts,” there is inserted “NHS foundation trusts,”;

and in subsection (4)(a), after “NHS trust” there is inserted “or NHS foundation trust”.