26 Clinical commissioning groups: general duties etc
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 c 7) | Legislation

26  Clinical commissioning groups: general duties etc

After section 14O of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

“General duties of clinical commissioning groups

14P Duty to promote NHS Constitution

(1)     Each clinical commissioning group must, in the exercise of its functions—

(a)     act with a view to securing that health services are provided in a way which promotes the NHS Constitution, and

(b)     promote awareness of the NHS Constitution among patients, staff and members of the public.

(2)     In this section, “patients†and “staff†have the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2009 (see section 3(7) of that Act).

14Q Duty as to effectiveness, efficiency etc

Each clinical commissioning group must exercise its functions effectively, efficiently and economically.

14R Duty as to improvement in quality of services

(1)     Each clinical commissioning group must exercise its functions with a view to securing continuous improvement in the quality of services provided to individuals for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness.

(2)     In discharging its duty under subsection (1), a clinical commissioning group must, in particular, act with a view to securing continuous improvement in the outcomes that are

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