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The Nursing Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

S.R. 2005/160 · Made 23 March 2005 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Made 23rd March 2005

Coming into operation 1st April 2005

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 23(1), (2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (j), (3), (5), (7)(a) to (h), (j) and (l), 25(1), 30, 31(1), 32 and 48(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having consulted such persons as appropriate, as required by Article 23(8) of that Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Statement of purpose
  5. 4Patient’s guide
  6. 5Information about fees
  7. 6Review of statement of purpose and patient’s guide
  8. Part II: REGISTERED PERSONS
  9. 7Fitness of registered provider
  10. 8Appointment of manager
  11. 9Fitness of registered manager
  12. 10Registered person: general requirements
  13. 11Registered person: notification of offences
  14. Part III: CONDUCT OF THE NURSING HOME
  15. 12Requirements to ensure quality of nursing and other service provision
  16. 13Health and welfare of patients
  17. 14Further requirements as to health and welfare
  18. 15Assessment of patients
  19. 16Patient’s plan
  20. 17Review of quality of nursing and other service provision
  21. 18Facilities and services
  22. 19Records
  23. 20Staffing
  24. 21Fitness of workers
  25. 22Restrictions on acting for patients
  26. 23Staff views as to conduct of the nursing home
  27. 24Complaints
  28. 25Guidance for nurses and health care professionals
  29. 26Clinical trials and research
  30. Part IV: PREMISES
  31. 27Fitness of premises
  32. Part V: MANAGEMENT
  33. 28Financial position
  34. 29Visits by registered provider
  35. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  36. 30Notification of death, illness and other events
  37. 31Notice of absence
  38. 32Notice of changes
  39. 33Notice of termination of accommodation
  40. 34Appointment of liquidators etc.
  41. 35Death of registered person
  42. 36Offences
  43. 37Compliance with regulations
  44. 38Revocation
  45. Signature
  46. Schedule 1: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 7Paragraph 7
  54. 8Paragraph 8
  55. 9Paragraph 9
  56. 10Paragraph 10
  57. 11Paragraph 11
  58. 12Paragraph 12
  59. 13Paragraph 13
  60. 14Paragraph 14
  61. 15Paragraph 15
  62. 16Paragraph 16
  63. 17Paragraph 17
  64. 18Paragraph 18
  65. 19Paragraph 19
  66. Schedule 2: INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE OBTAINED IN RESPECT OF PERSONS, CARRYING ON, MANAGING OR WORKING AT A NURSING HOME
  67. 1Paragraph 1
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. Schedule 3: RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A NURSING HOME IN RESPECT OF EACH PATIENT
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. Schedule 4: OTHER RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A NURSING HOME
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. 4Paragraph 4
  84. 5Paragraph 5
  85. 6Paragraph 6
  86. 7Paragraph 7
  87. 8Paragraph 8
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. 10Paragraph 10
  90. 11Paragraph 11
  91. 12Paragraph 12
  92. 13Paragraph 13
  93. 14Paragraph 14
  94. 15Paragraph 15
  95. 16Paragraph 16
  96. 17Paragraph 17
  97. 18Paragraph 18
  98. 19Paragraph 19
  99. 20Paragraph 20
  100. 21Paragraph 21
  101. 22Paragraph 22
  102. Explanatory note