Nurses Agencies Regulations 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Excepted agencies

   4. 4. Statement of purpose

   5. 5. Service user’s guide

   6. 6. Review of statement of purpose and service user’s guide

3. PART II REGISTERED PERSONS

   1. 7. Fitness of registered provider

   2. 8. Appointment of manager

   3. 9. Fitness of manager

   4. 10. Registered person—general requirements and training

   5. 11. Notification of offences

4. PART III CONDUCT OF NURSES AGENCIES

   1. CHAPTER 1 QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVISION

      1. 12. Fitness of nurses supplied by an agency

      2. 13. Policies and procedures

      3. 14. Staffing

      4. 15. Staff handbook

      5. 16. Provision of information to service users

      6. 17. Records

      7. 18. Complaints

      8. 19. Review of quality of service provision

   2. CHAPTER 2 PREMISES

      1. 20. Fitness of premises

   3. CHAPTER 3 FINANCIAL MATTERS

      1. 21. Financial position

   4. CHAPTER 4 NOTICES TO BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION

      1. 22. Notice of absence

      2. 23. Notice of changes

      3. 24. Appointment of liquidators etc.

      4. 25. Death of registered person

5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 26. Compliance with regulations

   2. 27. Offences

6. SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      Information to be included in the statement of purpose

   2. 2

      Information required in respect of registered providers and managers of an agency and nurses responsible for selecting nurses for supply to service users

   3. 3

      Information required in respect of nurses to be supplied by an agency

   4. 4

      Records to be maintained for inspection

7. Explanatory Note