Article 28 Transfer of patientsC1C2

F1F2An authorised F3HSC trust may arrange for the transfer from one hospital to another hospital of a patient who is liable to be detained in hospital under this Part.

Where a patient is transferred to another hospital by virtue of paragraph (1), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if—

Where an application for assessment, duly completed in accordance with this Part, is made in respect of any patient, the Department may by order in writing direct that that patient shall be admitted to any hospital specified in the order.

Where the Department issues an order under paragraph (3)—

F5An authorised HSC trust may arrange for the transfer—

Where a patient is transferred into the guardianship of another person by virtue of paragraph (5)(a), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if the guardianship application by virtue of which he is subject to guardianship under this Part were for his reception into the guardianship of that person and had been accepted at the time when it was originally accepted.

Where a patient is transferred into the guardianship of any person by virtue of paragraph (5)(b), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if the application for assessment by virtue of which he was admitted to hospital were a guardianship application duly accepted at the time when he was originally admitted to hospital in pursuance of the application.

Arrangements for the transfer of a patient under this Article may be made subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

The responsible authority before arranging for the transfer of any patient under this Article shall, if practicable, inform the nearest relative of the patient and, in the case of a person subject to the guardianship of a person other than the authority, the guardian of the patient of the intended transfer.

The responsible authority shall immediately notify F6RQIA of the transfer of any patient under this Article.