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Statement of directors’ responsibilities
in respect of the Quality Account
The directors are required under the Health Act 2009 to prepare a Quality Account for each financial
year. The Department of Health has issued guidance on the form and content of annual Quality Accounts
(which incorporates the legal requirements in the Health Act 2009 and the National Health Service (Quality
Accounts) Regulations 2010 (as amended by the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment
Regulations 2011).
In preparing the Quality Account, directors are required to take steps to satisfy themselves that:
• The Quality Account presents a balanced picture of the hospice’s performance over the period covered;
• The performance information reported in the Quality Account is reliable and accurate;
• There are proper internal controls over the collection and reporting of the measures of performance included
in the Quality Account, and these controls are subject to review to confirm that they are working effectively in
practice;
• The data underpinning the measures of performance reported in the Quality Account is robust and reliable,
conforms to specified data quality standards and prescribed definitions, and is subject to appropriate scrutiny
and review; and
• The Quality Account has been prepared in accordance with Department of Health guidance.
The directors confirm to the best of their knowledge and belief they have complied with the above requirements in
preparing the Quality Account.
By order of the Board
10th May 2017
Date Chair
10th May 2017
Date Chief Executive
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