Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;

• “agency” means an independent medical agency;

• “dentist” means a person registered in the dentists register under the Dentists Act 1984^f1;

• “establishment” means an independent hospital, including an independent hospital in which treatment or nursing (or both) are provided for persons liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983^f2, or an independent clinic;

• “general practitioner” means a medical practitioner who—

  1. (a)

     provides general medical services within the meaning of Part II of the NHS Act;

  2. (b)

     performs personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997^f3; or

  3. (c)

     provides services which correspond to services provided under Part II of the NHS Act, otherwise than in pursuance of that Act;

• “health care professional” means a person who is registered as a member of any profession to which section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999^f4 applies, or who is a clinical psychologist or child psychotherapist, and “health care profession” shall be construed accordingly;

• “medical device” has the same meaning as in the Medical Devices Regulations 1994^f5;

• “medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner^f6;

• “midwife” means a registered midwife^f7 who has notified her intention to practise to the local supervisory authority in accordance with any rules made under section 14(1)(b) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997^f8;

• “the NHS Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977^f9;

• “organisation” means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;

• “patient”, in relation to any establishment or agency, means a person for whom treatment is provided in or for the purposes of the establishment, or for the purposes of the agency;

• “patients' guide” means the guide compiled in accordance with regulation 7;

• “practising privileges” in relation to a medical practitioner, refers to the grant to a person who is not employed in an independent hospital of permission to practise in that hospital;

• “registered manager”, in relation to an establishment or agency, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the manager of the establishment or agency;

• “registered person”, in relation to an establishment or agency, means any person who is the registered provider or the registered manager of the establishment or agency;

• “registered provider”, in relation to an establishment or agency, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the person carrying on the establishment or agency;

• “responsible individual” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 10(2)(b)(i);

• “statement of purpose” means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 6;

• “treatment” includes palliative care and nursing and listed services within the meaning of section 2 of the Act^f10.

In these Regulations, a reference—

In these Regulations, references to employing a person include employing a person whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.