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The Delayed Discharges (England) Regulations 2003

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Days exempt from liability

8.—(1) The day after the relevant day(1) shall not be treated as a day of the delayed discharge period(2) if by 11am on that day the responsible authority is ready to provide the services which it decided it would provide under section 4(2)(b) and 4(3)(b) of the Act.

(2) If the day after the relevant day is a Sunday or a public holiday it shall not be treated as a day of the delayed discharge period and the following day (excluding Sundays and public holidays) shall be treated as the day after the relevant day.

(3) Any day on which the patient suffers what the responsible NHS body considers to be a short-term deterioration, so that he is not fit for discharge on the relevant day, shall not be treated as a day of the delayed discharge period.

(1)

See section 5(6) of the Act.

(2)

See section 6(4) of the Act.

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