Commentary on Sections Part 2 –Standards Healthcare provided by and for NHS bodies Section 56: Co-ordination of reviews
164.Section 56 gives the CHAI the function of promoting the effective co-ordination of reviews or assessments by public bodies or other persons which undertakes reviews of the provision of health care by or for English NHS bodies and cross border Special Health Authorities. It is envisaged that the Assembly will perform this function in relation to Welsh NHS bodies under its powers in the 1977 Act.