Moved by
Baroness Wheeler
164: Clause 26, page 37, line 35, at end insert—
“(4A) The indicators of quality set by the Commission under subsection (4) must include—
(a) whether national standards in the care of people with rare and less common conditions are being met;
(b) whether the views of patients with rare and less common conditions are being represented;
(c) whether people with rare and less common conditions have access to a named clinical nurse specialist.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would require integrated care boards to be assessed by the Care Quality Commission on the provision of care for people with rare and less common conditions, in particular.