# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 10: Transport services, triage and medical advice provided remotely


(1) Transport services provided by an English NHS provider by means of a vehicle which is designed for the primary purpose of carrying a person who requires treatment.
(2) Medical advice in cases where immediate action or attention is needed, or triage provided, over the telephone or by electronic mail by a body established for that purpose.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a) “triage” means the assignment of degrees of urgency to diseases, disorders or injuries in order to decide the order and place of treatment of service users; and
(b) “vehicle” includes an air or water ambulance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111487006/schedule/1/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-10
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