Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “authorised person” means a person authorised by HIS to carry out an inspection under—

  1. (a)

     section 10I (inspections of services provided under the health service);

  2. (b)

     section 10K (authorised persons); or

  3. (c)

     section 10M (inspections at request of Scottish Ministers);

• “information” includes any document, record (including personal records), or item or any part of a document, record or item;

• “independent health care service” has the same meaning as in section 10F (meaning of “independent health care service”);

• “inspection” means, unless otherwise stated, an inspection under—

  1. (a)

     section 10J (inspections of independent health care services); or

  2. (b)

     section 10M (inspections at request of Scottish Ministers) if that inspection relates to an independent health care service;

• “HIS” means Healthcare Improvement Scotland established by section 10A (Healthcare Improvement Scotland);

• “medical records” has the meaning given in section 10O(4) (regulations relating to inspections);

• “personal records” includes health records as defined in section 10O(4);

• “pharmacist” means a person registered as a pharmacist in Part 1 or 4 of the register maintained under article 19 (establishment, maintenance of and access to the register) of the Pharmacy Order 2010^f1 or the register maintained in pursuance of articles 6 (the register) and 9 (the registrars) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976^f2;

• “registered dentist” means a person registered in the register maintained under section 14 (the dentists register and the registrar) of the Dentists Act 1984^f3;

• “registered nurse” means an individual registered in the register maintained under article 5 (establishment and maintenance of the register) of the Nurses and Midwives Order 2001^f4 by virtue of qualifications in nursing;

• “service user” means a person cared for, by or accommodated in the premises of an independent healthcare service.

Any reference in these Regulations—