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The Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011
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Capacity of patients
17.—(1) The registered person must, so far as is practicable, and, where the patient lacks capacity, in accordance with the principles of the 2005 Act enable each patient to make decisions about matters affecting the way in which the patient is cared for and his or her welfare.
(2) The registered person must ensure that patients are enabled to control their own money, except where a patient does not wish, or lacks capacity to do so, in which case the registered person must ensure that patient monies are properly held and recorded and that receipts are issued as appropriate.
(3) The registered person must so far as practicable, and where patients lack capacity, in accordance with the principles of the 2005 Act ascertain and take into account the wishes and feelings of all patients in determining the manner in which they are cared for and services are provided to them.
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