PART 5

Public involvement and local government
CHAPTER 2

Local government

Joint strategic needs assessments and strategies

Joint strategic needs assessments
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1
Section 116 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (health and social care: joint strategic needs assessments) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4), for paragraph (b) substitute—
b
each of its partner clinical commissioning groups,
.
3
In subsection (6)—
a
for “for which a partner PCT acts” substitute “of a partner clinical commissioning group”,
b
for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group”, and
c
after “a need” insert “or to be likely to be a need”.
4
In subsection (7)—
a
in paragraph (a)(ii) for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group or the National Health Service Commissioning Board”, and
b
in paragraph (b)(i) for “the partner PCT” substitute “the partner clinical commissioning group or the National Health Service Commissioning Board”.
5
In subsection (8)—
a
for “each partner PCT” substitute “each of its partner clinical commissioning groups”,
b
after paragraph (b) (but before the “and” immediately following it) insert—
ba
involve the Local Healthwatch organisation for the area of the responsible local authority;
bb
involve the people who live or work in that area;
, and
c
in paragraph (c) for “consult” substitute “involve”.
6
After subsection (8) insert—
8A
In preparing an assessment under this section, the responsible local authority or a partner clinical commissioning group may consult any person it thinks appropriate.
7
In subsection (9)—
a
for the definition of “partner PCT” substitute—
- “partner clinical commissioning group”, in relation to a responsible local authority, means any clinical commissioning group whose area coincides with or falls wholly or partly within the area of the authority;
, and
b
in the definition of “relevant district council”, in paragraph (b)—
i
for “a partner PCT” substitute “a partner clinical commissioning group”, and
ii
for “the area for which the partner PCT acts” substitute “the area of the clinical commissioning group.