# The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 19: Health needs of children

Extent: N.I.

(1) The registered person shall promote and protect the health of the children accommodated in a children’s home.
(2) In particular the registered person shall ensure that –
(a) each child is registered with a general practitioner;
(b) each child is referred to such medical, dental, nursing, psychological and psychiatric advice, treatment and other services, as he may require;
(c) each child is provided with such individual support, aids and equipment as he may require as a result of any particular health needs or disability he may have;
(d) each child is provided with guidance, support and advice on health and personal care issues appropriate to his needs and wishes; and
(e) any person appointed to the position of nurse at the children’s home is a nurse on the register maintained under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, by virtue of qualifications in nursing or midwifery as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-19
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