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HEALTHCARE SERVICES
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(i) the standards of cleanliness and hygiene to be observed, and infection control measures to be undertaken, by licensees;
(j) the safety and welfare of patients and customers of licensees, and the quality of care and continuity of care to be provided by licensees for their patients and customers;
(k) the management, control, superintendence and care of the facilities and services provided by licensees;
(l) the skills, competencies, functions and duties of the key appointment holders of licensees;
(m) the minimum qualifications, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officers of licensees;
(n) the specified committees that section 25 licensees are required to appoint, including—
(i) the functions and duties of any specified committee;
(ii) the licensable healthcare services, or the programmes or activities relating to the provision of any licensable healthcare service, for which any specified committee is appointed; and
(iii) the composition and procedures of and responsibilities that apply to any specified committee, including—
(A) the disclosure and treatment of conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest of a member of that committee;
(B) the appointment of any person to oversee or supervise the activities of that committee in the performance of that committee’s functions and duties; and
(C) the keeping and maintenance of records, for the period and in the manner prescribed, relating to any activity, finding or recommendation of that