This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of errors in S.I. 2017/744 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2018 No. 59
National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 9(5) and 10(3) of the Health Act 20091, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 19th February 2018.

Amendment to the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 20102.

(1)

Regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 20102 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)(b), for “(2) and (2A)” substitute “(2), (2A) and (2B)”.

(3)

In paragraph (2), omit “and 27.1 to 27.9”.

(4)

In paragraph (2B), in the opening words—

(a)

omit “or (3)”;

(b)

after “Schedule”, insert “, presented in the way specified for those items in column 2 of that table,”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Caroline Dinenage
Minister of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, issued free of charge, correct drafting errors in the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”), which amended the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”). The amendments made by the 2017 Regulations increased the information which has to be included in the quality accounts published annually by NHS service providers. The amendment to regulation 4(2) of the 2010 Regulations taken with the reference to section 8(3) of the Health Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”) in the opening words of new paragraph (2B), made the new information prescribed information for the purposes of both sections 8(1) and 8(3) of the 2009 Act. This had the effect of imposing the new requirements not only on NHS trusts and foundation trusts but also on other providers of NHS services. This was not the intention, and these Regulations ensure that this information is only prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) of the 2009 Act, so that the requirements only apply to NHS trusts and foundation trusts (excluding ambulance trusts).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.