Welsh Government: The Duty of Quality Statutory Guidance 2023 and Quality Standards 2023

Summary

The duty of quality, as part of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020, will came into force on 1 April 2023. It is a lever for improving and protecting the health, care and well-being of the current and future population of Wales. It aims to ensure a stronger citizen voice and to improve the accountability of services to deliver a better experience and quality of care. Doing so contributes to a healthy and more prosperous country. The Act is intended to have positive benefits for everyone in Wales, supporting a culture and the conditions needed to drive improvements in health care.

This statutory guidance aims to help NHS bodies in Wales deliver the requirements of the duty of quality.