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Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

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17 Separation of younger from older patients.E+W+S

(1)[F1The Welsh Ministers] and every [F2Health Board constituted under the M1National Health Service (Scotland) Act [F31972][F31978]] shall use their best endeavours to secure that, so far as practicable, in any hospital for which they are responsible a person who is suffering from a condition of chronic illness or disability and who—

(a)is in the hospital for the purpose of long-term care for that condition; or

(b)normally resides elsewhere but is being cared for in the hospital because—

(i)that condition is such as to preclude him from residing elsewhere without the assistance of some other person; and

(ii)such assistance is for the time being not available,

is not cared for in the hospital as an in-patient in any part of the hospital which is normally used wholly or mainly for the care of elderly persons, unless he is himself an elderly person.

X1[F4(2) Each such Board as aforesaid shall provide [F5The Welsh Ministers] in such form and at such times as he may direct with such information as he may from time to time require as to any persons to whom subsection (1) of this section applied who, not being elderly persons, have been cared for in any hospital for which that Board are responsible in such a part of the hospital as is mentioned in that subsection; and [F5The Welsh Ministers] shall in each year lay before [F6the National Assembly for Wales] such statement in such form [F7as they consider] appropriate of the information obtained by him under this subsection.]

X1[F4(2)[F5The Welsh Ministers] shall in each year lay before [F6the National Assembly for Wales] a statement, in such form [F7as they consider] appropriate, of information as to any persons to whom subsection (1) of this section applied who, not being elderly persons, have during the preceding year been cared for in a hospital vested [F8in them] and in such part of the hospital as is mentioned in that subsection.]

(3)In this section “elderly person” means a person who is aged sixty-five or more or is suffering from the effects of premature ageing.

Editorial Information

X1S. 17 subsection (2) commencing “The Secretary of State” substituted (E.W.) for subsection (2) commencing “Each such Board” by National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), s. 57, Sch. 4 para. 132(2)

Textual Amendments

F4S. 17 subsection (2) commencing “The Secretary of State” substituted (E.W.) for subsection (2) commencing “Each such Board” by National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), s. 57, Sch. 4 para. 132(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 17: transfer of functions (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 2(1), 3, 4, Sch. 1

C2S. 17 functions made exercisable by Local Health Boards (E.W.) (1.10.2009) by The Local Health Boards (Directed Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1511), regs. 1(2), 4, Schs.

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