Clause 18 - Supplementary
NHS Reform & Health Care Professions Bill
3:00 pm
Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to take the following amendments: No. 218, in page 22, line 42, leave out 'and'.
No. 219, in page 22, line 43, after 'Authorities', insert
'and overview and scrutiny committees'.
No. 220, in page 23, line 7, at end insert—
'(3A) Where an NHS trust provides significant services for patients resident in areas covered by more than one overview and scrutiny committee, the membership of the Forum for that Trust should be drawn proportionately from each of those areas.'.
New clause 3—Duty of overview and scrutiny committee to review and scrutinise—
'In section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (overview and scrutiny committees), leave out paragraph (2)(f) and insert—
''(2A)Executive arrangements by a local authority must ensure that the overview and scrutiny committee or committees of an authority to which section 7 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 applies, has a duty to review and scrutinise, in accordance with regulations under that section, matters relating to the health service (within the meaning of that section) in the authority's area, and to make reports and recommendations on such matters in accordance with the regulations.''.'.
New clause 4—Functions of overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provisions—
'(1) In line 1 of section 7(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, leave out ''may'' and insert ''shall''.
(2) In section 7(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, there is inserted—
''(aa) as to matters relating to the health service in the authority's area which it must refer to the Secretary of State''.'.
New clause 5—Patient Forum representation on overview and scrutiny committees—
'In section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (overview and scrutiny committees), there is inserted—
''(10A) When fulfilling its duty under subsection (2A) above, the overview and scrutiny committee of a local authority, or any sub-committee of such a committee, shall include at least one member of each Patients' Forum established for each NHS Trust and Primary Care Trust which provides services to the area of the local authority concerned.''.'.