Regulation 2 Patients eligible for the treatment time guarantee
(1)
Patients who are eligible for the treatment time guarantee are those patients due to receive planned treatment on a day case basis or an inpatient basis.
(2)
In this regulation—
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“day case basis” means the treatment has been assessed as requiring the patient to remain in the place of treatment for a period of time after the treatment for the purposes of that patient’s supervised recovery, but does not require an overnight stay;
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“inpatient basis” means the treatment requires the patient to be admitted to and remain in the place of treatment overnight;
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“planned treatment” means treatment which is pre-arranged and non-emergency.