Overview Under sections 13Q of the NHS Act 2006, NHS England has a statutory duty to to involve the public in the commissioning services for NHS ‘make arrangements’ patients. (This duty is also placed directly on to CCGs under section 14Z2.) Section 13Q applies to: the planning of commissioning arrangements the development and consideration of any proposals that would impact on the manner in which services are delivered to individuals or the range of services available to them decisions that would impact on the manner in which services are delivered to individuals or the range of services available to them The section 13Q duty only applies to plans, proposals and decisions about services that are directly commissioned by NHS England. This includes GP, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services. However, under the Delegation Agreement CCGs must act in a way that enables NHS England to comply with the 13Q requirements. (The section 14Z2 duty applies in relation to any health services which are, or are to be, provided pursuant to arrangements made by a CCG in the exercise of the CCG's own functions i.e. commissioning of secondary care.) The commissioners' arrangements for public involvement The statutory duty to under section 13Q of the NHS Act 2006 ‘make arrangements’ is essentially a requirement to make plans and preparations for public involvement. NHS England has set out its plans as to how it intends to involve the public in the following publications: These publications set out and explain the arrangements NHS England has in place: Corporate infrastructure how public involvement is embedded in the way that – NHS England is constituted and carries out its business Involvement initiatives initiatives designed to involve the public in strategic – planning and the development of policy or other aspects of NHS England’s
Overview Under sections 13Q of the NHS Act 2006, NHS England has a statutory duty to ‘make arrangements’ to involve the public in the commissioning services for NHS patients. (This duty is also placed directly on to CCGs under section 14Z2.) Section 13Q applies to: the planning of commissioning arrangements the development and consideration of any proposals that would impact on the manner in which services are delivered to individuals or the range of services available to them decisions that would impact on the manner in which services are delivered to individuals or the range of services available to them The section 13Q duty only applies to plans, proposals and decisions about services that are directly commissioned by NHS England. This includes GP, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services. However, under the Delegation Agreement CCGs must act in a way that enables NHS England to comply with the 13Q requirements. (The section 14Z2 duty applies in relation to any health services which are, or are to be, provided pursuant to arrangements made by a CCG in the exercise of the CCG's own functions i.e. commissioning of secondary care.) The commissioners' arrangements for public involvement The statutory duty to ‘make arrangements’ under section 13Q of the NHS Act 2006 is essentially a requirement to make plans and preparations for public involvement. NHS England has set out its plans as to how it intends to involve the public in the following publications: These publications set out and explain the arrangements NHS England has in place: Corporate infrastructure – how public involvement is embedded in the way that NHS England is constituted and carries out its business Involvement initiatives – initiatives designed to involve the public in strategic planning and the development of policy or other aspects of NHS England’s
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