Part 1Quality and delivery of NHS services in England

Chapter 2Quality accounts

8Duty of providers to publish information

(1)

Each of the bodies listed in subsection (2) must, in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State, publish in respect of each reporting period a document containing prescribed information relevant to the quality of—

(a)

any NHS services that the body provides;

(b)

any NHS services that, under arrangements made by the body, are provided by a person not listed in subsection (2) or (3);

(c)

any services that are provided in England and for the provision of which the body provides assistance or support under section 124(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) (primary ophthalmic services).

(2)

The bodies are—

(a)

Primary Care Trusts;

(b)

National Health Service trusts all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are in England;

(c)

Special Health Authorities;

(d)

NHS foundation trusts.

(3)

Each person who—

(a)

provides NHS services as mentioned in section 2(4)(a),

(b)

provides or assists in providing NHS services as mentioned in section 2(4)(b), or

(c)

makes arrangements as mentioned in section 2(5)(a) for another person to provide NHS services,

must, in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State, publish in respect of each reporting period a document containing prescribed information relevant to the quality of those services.

(4)

References in this section to the provision of services include references to the provision of services jointly with another person.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that subsection (1) or (3) does not apply to prescribed bodies, persons or services, or to bodies, persons or services of a prescribed description.

(6)

In this section “NHS services” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1.