St Giles Hospice Quality Account 2018/2019 St Giles Hospice 2018-19 Quality Account | Page 5

2. Statement of directors’ responsibilities in
respect of the Quality Account 2018/2019
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;
• T
 here 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;
• T
 he 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
31.05.2019
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Date ........................................................... Chair
31.05.2019
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Date ........................................................... Chief Executive
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