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10.—(1) Transport services provided by an English NHS provider(1) by means of a vehicle which is designed for the primary purpose of carrying a person who requires treatment.
(2) Medical advice in cases where immediate action or attention is needed, or triage provided, over the telephone or by electronic mail by a body established for that purpose.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)“triage” means the assignment of degrees of urgency to diseases, disorders or injuries in order to decide the order and place of treatment of service users; and
(b)“vehicle” includes an air or water ambulance.
See section 97(1) of the Act for the definition of “English NHS provider”. See regulation 3(6) which provides that the words “by an English NHS provider” cease to have effect on 1st April 2011.
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