Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 5)

SCHEDULE S Health care principles to be upheld by relevant nhs bodies and relevant service providers

Communication S

15 S Communication about a patient's health and wellbeing [F1 or, where the health care being provided includes a service provided under the 2021 Act, about matters relevant to the provision of that service] is clear, accessible and understood.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. para. 15 inserted (1.4.2022) by Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 3), s. 20(2), sch. para. 4(5)(c) (with s. 3); S.S.I. 2022/24, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 15 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/35, art. 2(a)

16 S Communication about general services and processes and decisions is clear, accessible and understood.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. para. 16 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/35, art. 2(a)