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| 252 | Page 13, line 34, leave out from beginning to "in" in line 36 and insert— |
| "( ) | Section 20 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health) is amended as follows. |
| ( ) | In subsection (10), after "an NHS trust," there is inserted "an NHS foundation trust,". |
| | THE EARL HOWE
THE BARONESS NOAKES |
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| 256 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| (1) | Regulations may make provision as to the conduct of elections for membership of the board of governors of an NHS foundation trust. |
| (2) | The regulations may in particular provide for— |
| (a) | nomination of candidates and obligations to declare their interests, |
| (b) | systems and methods of voting, and the allocation of places on the board of governors, at contested elections, |
| (c) | filling of vacancies, |
| (d) | supervision of elections, |
| (e) | election expenses and publicity, |
| (f) | questioning of elections and the consequences of irregularities. |
| (3) | An NHS foundation trust must secure that its constitution is in accordance with regulations under this section. |
| (4) | Pending the coming into force of regulations under this section, elections for membership of the board of governors of an NHS foundation trust, if contested, must be by secret ballot." |
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| 258 | Page 14, line 18, leave out from "form" to end of line 19 and insert "stating which constituency he is a member of" |
| 259 | Page 14, line 22, leave out "relevant constituency" and insert "constituency for which the election is being held" |
| 260 | Page 14, line 26, leave out "relevant constituency" and insert "trust" |
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| 262 | Page 14, line 38, leave out "its public" and insert "any public constituency and (if there is one) of the patients'" |
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| 265 | Page 130, line 30, after second "the" insert "board of governors and board of directors of the" |
| 266 | Page 130, line 33, leave out "the trust and" and insert "the board of governors and board of directors of the trust and to" |
| 267 | Page 130, line 37, leave out "trust" and insert "directors" |
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| 270 | Page 15, leave out lines 16 to 18 |
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| 272 | Page 132, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— |
| "(a) | a person appointed as chairman by the body specified in section 183(2B)," |
| 273 | Page 132, line 16, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "body specified in section 183(2B)" |
| 274 | Page 133, line 13, leave out "Secretary of State may determine" and insert "CHAI may determine with the approval of the Secretary of State" |
| 275 | Page 133, line 14, leave out from the beginning to "pay" and insert " The CHAI may, with the approval of the Secretary of State," |
| 276 | Page 133, line 15, leave out "the Secretary of State" and insert "it" |
| 277 | Page 134, line 29, leave out sub-paragraph (5) and insert— |
| "(5) | The CHAI may borrow money other than as mentioned in this paragraph up to a limit of its annual expenditure for the previous year as shown in its annual accounts less any amounts outstanding in respect of loans advanced under this paragraph." |
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| 278 | Page 135, line 29, leave out "Secretary of State" and insert "body specified in section 183(2C)" |
| 279 | Page 136, line 11, leave out "Secretary of State may determine" and insert "CSCI may determine with the approval of the Secretary of State" |
| 280 | Page 136, line 12, leave out from beginning to "pay" and insert "The CHAI may, with the approval of the Secretary of State," |
| 281 | Page 136, line 13, leave out "the Secretary of State" and insert "it" |
| 282 | Page 137, line 23, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— |
| "(3) | The CSCI may borrow money other than as mentioned in this paragraph up to a limit of its annual expenditure for the previous year as shown in its annual accounts less any amounts outstanding in respect of loans advanced under this paragraph." |
| | THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES
THE BARONESS BARKER |
| 283 | Page 16, line 20, at end insert "; and |
| (c) | services to support independent living and rehabilitation" |
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| 284 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| (1) | The CHAI stall be the principal guardian of standards in the NHS and shall prepare and publish standards in relation to the provision of health care by and for English NHS bodies, Welsh NHS bodies and cross-border SHAs. |
| (2) | The CHAI must keep the standards under review and shall publish amended standards whenever it considers it appropriate. |
| (3) | The CHAI must consult the Secretary of State, the Assembly and such other persons as it considers appropriate before publishing a statement or amended statement under this section. |
| (4) | The standards set out in statements under this section are to be taken into account by every English NHS body, every Welsh NHS body and every cross-border SHA in discharging its duty under section 45." |
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| 285 | Page 16, line 24, leave out "may" and insert "must" |
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| 286 | Page 16, line 26, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The matters covered by standards under this section shall— |
| (a) | deal only with those matters which the Secretary of State considers to be of considerable significance to health care in England; and |
| (b) | shall not deal with matters of detail which shall be left to the discretion of CHAI." |
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| 287 | Page 16, line 29, leave out "he considers" and insert "are" |
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| 289 | Page 17, line 3, at end insert "other than health care provided by English NHS bodies" |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| 290 | Page 17, line 17, leave out subsection (1) |
| 291 | Page 17, line 23, at end insert— |
| "( ) | the availability and quality of information provided to the public about the health care;" |
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| 292 | Page 17, line 24, after "of" insert "disadvantaged and vulnerable persons including" |
| 293 | Page 17, line 28, at end insert "; and |
| ( ) | the implementation of any guidance issued by a Special Health Authority set up to provide guidance on health technologies and the clinical management of specific conditions" |
| | THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES
THE BARONESS BARKER |
| 294 | Page 17, line 28, at end insert "; and |
| ( ) | the availability of and access to specialist services" |
| | THE BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES |
| 295 | Page 17, line 28, at end insert— |
| "( ) | the equity in provision of healthcare; and |
| ( ) | the implementation of ethical principles in decision making processes" |
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| 296 | Page 17, line 31, at end insert "including the publication of data for the purpose of monitoring the performance of the Department of Health against its Public Service Agreements" |
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| 297 | Page 17, line 37, after "rating" insert ", in a form to be determined by the CHAI," |
| 298 | Page 17, line 39, leave out "and approved by the Secretary of State" |
| 299 | Page 18, line 10, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in respect of the making of representations to the CHAI before the award of a performance rating under this section." |
| | THE BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES |
| 300 | Page 18, line 17, at end insert— |
| "( ) | the implementation of NICE guidance" |
| 301 | Page 18, line 38, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in respect of the making of representations to the CHAI before the publication of a report under this section." |
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| 302 | Page 19, line 10, leave out subsection (4) |
| 303 | Page 19, line 25, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in respect of the making of representations to the CHAI before the publication of a report under this section." |
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| 304 | Page 19, line 26, leave out "Secretary of State may by regulations" and insert "CHAI may" |
| 305 | Page 19, line 29, leave out subsection (9) |
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