Private and Voluntary Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002

Staffing

17.—(1) The registered person shall, having regard to the nature of the establishment, the statement of purpose and the number and needs of patients—

(a) ensure that at all times suitably qualified, skilled and experienced persons are working in or for the purposes of the establishment in such numbers as are appropriate for the health and welfare of the patients;

(b) ensure that the employment of any persons on a temporary basis in or for the purposes of the establishment will not prevent patients from receiving such continuity of care as is reasonable to meet their needs.

(2) The registered person shall ensure that each person employed in or for the purposes of the establishment—

(a) receives appropriate training, supervision and appraisal;

(b) is enabled from time to time to obtain further qualifications appropriate to the work the person performs; and

(c) is provided with a job description outlining the person’s responsibilities.

(3) The registered person shall ensure that each person employed in or for the purposes of the establishment and any medical practitioner with practising privileges, receives regular and appropriate appraisal and shall take such steps as may be necessary to address any aspect of—

(a) a health care professional’s clinical practice; or

(b) the performance of a member of staff who is not a health care professional

which is found to be unsatisfactory.

(4) The registered person shall take reasonable steps to ensure that any persons working in or for the purposes of an establishment who are not employed by the registered person and to whom paragraph (2) does not apply, are appropriately supervised while carrying out their duties.