10Trauma-informed care
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(1)The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows (see also paragraph 4 of the schedule).
(2)In the schedule (health care principles), after paragraph 7, insert—
“7A(1)Regard is to be had to the importance of providing health care in a way that seeks to avoid re-traumatisation and is otherwise trauma-informed.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) applies only in relation to the exercise of functions conferred by section 1 of the 2021 Act.”.