Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Provision of Heath Services) Regulations 2014 and come into force immediately after section 22(1) of the Care Act 2014 comes fully into force.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Care Act 2014;

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• “healthcare profession” means a profession which is concerned (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental health of individuals (whether or not a person engaged in that profession is regulated by, or by virtue of, any enactment);

• “health service” means the health service continued under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006^f1;

• “local authority member” means a person appointed by F2NHS England pursuant to regulation 23(1)(b)(ii) of the Standing Rules Regulations;

• “multi-disciplinary team” means a team consisting of at least—

  1. (a)

     two professionals who are from different healthcare professions, or

  2. (b)

     one professional who is from a healthcare profession and one person who is responsible for assessing persons who may have needs for care and support under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014;

• “National Framework” means the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care issued by the Secretary of State and dated F31st March 2018;

• “NHS Continuing Healthcare” means a package of care arranged and funded solely by the health service in England for a person aged 18 or over to meet physical or mental health needs which have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness;

• F4“NHS England” means the body corporate established under section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006;

• “relevant body” means NHS England or F5an integrated care board;

• “review panel” means the panel of members referred to in regulation 23(4) of the Standing Rules Regulations;

• “Standing Rules Regulations” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012^f2.