Commentary on Sections Part 2 –Standards Healthcare provided by and for NHS bodies Section 50: Annual Reviews
155.Section 50 gives the CHAI the function of undertaking annual reviews, taking the statement of standards (as provided for in section 46) into account, of the provision of health care by and for each English NHS body and each cross-border Special Health Authority. Following each annual review of a body, the CHAI will award a performance rating. Subsections (2) and (3)  provide for the CHAI to devise and publish criteria against which these reviews will be carried out. The Secretary of State will approve such criteria.