{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-and-voluntary-health-care-england-regulations-2001/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-and-voluntary-health-care-england-regulations-2001/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3968",
  "legislation_title": "The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-and-voluntary-health-care-england-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Patients' guide",
  "text": "(1) The registered person shall produce a written guide to the establishment or agency (in these Regulations referred to as “the patients' guide”) which shall consist of—\n(a) a summary of the statement of purpose;\n(b) the terms and conditions in respect of services to be provided for patients, including as to the amount and method of payment of charges for all aspects of their treatment;\n(c) a standard form of contract for the provision of services and facilities by the registered provider to patients;\n(d) a summary of the complaints procedure established under regulation 23;\n(e) a summary of the results of the consultation conducted in accordance with regulation 17(3);\n(f) the address and telephone number of the Commission; and\n(g) the most recent inspection report prepared by the Commission or information as to how a copy of that report may be obtained.\n(2) The registered person shall supply a copy of the patients' guide to the Commission, and shall make the patients' guide available for inspection by every patient and any person acting on behalf of a patient.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3968/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:19:02.233512+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}