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An NHS spokesman said: “These powers already exist and are utilised in a very small number of cases, and only when all other options to support a person’s discharge have been unsuccessful.
Poorly co-ordinated discharge from hospital is having an effect on patients’ satisfaction with NHS care, a survey has found, with some saying they do not feel involved in decisions and are not ...
A NHS Foundation Trust, which had accepted that it has been negligent in respect of the care of a person receiving care for paranoid schizophrenia, was not required to pay compensation to the individual where the individual subsequently incurred a loss as a result of committing a serious criminal act. [44]
The "Bipartisan Patient Protection Act" , sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy and John McCain, contained new rules for what health maintenance organizations had to cover and granted new rights for patients to sue in state or federal courts, if they are denied needed care.
The Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered people, the management of their property and other related matters, forming part of the mental health law for the people in England and Wales.
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The act was an important part of the explanation for the deterioration in performance of the NHS as a whole, the report said. "Rather than liberating the NHS, as it had promised, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 imprisoned more than a million NHS staff in a broken system for the best part of a decade". [70]
The National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England . It was altered and completely renumbered by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 ( c 7 ).