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Continuity of care where licensee intends to cease provision of licensable healthcare service or transfer care of patient to another licensee

Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021

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—(1) Where a licensee intends to cease the provision of any licensable healthcare service or transfer the care of a patient to another licensee, the firstmentioned licensee must, prior to such cessation or transfer, ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to ensure the continuity of care of every affected patient, such as but not limited to the following:(a)inform the patient of the cessation or transfer of care (as the case may be) within a reasonable period before the cessation or transfer of care, as the case may be;(b)consult the patient about the transfer or disposal of his or her patient health record;(c)transfer the patient health record or give a detailed medical report of the patient to —(i)the licensee that is taking over the care of the patient; or (ii)the patient or his or her authorised representative, upon request by the patient or authorised representative, as the case may be.(2) In this regulation, a patient’s authorised representative means any of the following persons:(a)if the patient is a child — the patient’s parent, adoptive parent, step‑parent or guardian;(b)if the patient lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 —(i)a deputy appointed or deemed to be appointed for the person by the court under that Act with power in relation to the person for the purposes of these Regulations; or (ii)a donee under a lasting power of attorney registered under that Act with power in relation to the patient for the purposes of these Regulations;(c)if the patient is an adult who has capacity — a person whom the patient has authorised to act on the patient’s behalf for any matter (including legal proceedings) that requires information in his or her patient health record.

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