SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Discharge of hospital patients with care and support needs
7Meaning of “hospital patient”, “NHS hospital, “NHS body”, etc.
1
A hospital patient is a person ordinarily resident in England who—
a
is being accommodated at an NHS hospital, or at an independent hospital as a result of arrangements made by an NHS body, and
b
is receiving (or has received or can reasonably be expected to receive) acute care.
2
“NHS hospital” means a health service hospital (as defined by the National Health Service Act 2006) in England.
3
“Independent hospital” means a hospital (as defined by that Act) in the United Kingdom which is not—
a
an NHS hospital,
b
a health service hospital as defined by section 206 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006,
c
a health service hospital as defined by section 108 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or
d
a hospital vested in the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland or managed by a Health and Social Care trust.
4
“NHS body” means—
a
an NHS trust established under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006,
b
an NHS foundation trust,
c
the National Health Service Commissioning Board, or
d
a clinical commissioning group.
5
A reference to the NHS body responsible for a hospital patient is—
a
if the hospital is an NHS hospital, a reference to the NHS body managing it, or
b
if the hospital is an independent hospital, a reference to the NHS body that arranged for the patient to be accommodated in it.
6
“Acute care” means intensive medical treatment provided by or under the supervision of a consultant, that lasts for a limited period after which the person receiving the treatment no longer benefits from it.
7
Care is not “acute care” if the patient has given an undertaking (or one has been given on the patient’s behalf) to pay for it; nor is any of the following “acute care”—
a
care of an expectant or nursing mother;
b
mental health care;
c
palliative care;
d
a structured programme of care provided for a limited period to help a person maintain or regain the ability to live at home;
e
care provided for recuperation or rehabilitation.
8
“Mental health care” means psychiatric services, or other services provided for the purpose of preventing, diagnosing or treating illness, the arrangements for which are the primary responsibility of a consultant psychiatrist.