Interpretation
13Interpretation
In this Act—
“health service hospital” has the same meaning as in section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006;
“independent hospital” has the same meaning as in section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983;
“the NHS” has the same meaning as in section 64(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;
“responsible person” means a person appointed under section 2(1);
“relevant health organisation” means—
(a)
an NHS trust;
(b)
an NHS foundation trust;
(c)
any person who provides health care services for the purposes of the NHS within the meaning of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;
“staff” means any person who works for a relevant health organisation that operates a mental health unit (whether as an employee or a contractor) who—
(a)
may be authorised to use force on a patient in the unit,
(b)
may authorise the use of force on a particular patient in the unit, or
(c)
has the function of providing general authority for the use of force in the unit.