PART IVADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO INDEPENDENT HOSITALS
INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS IN WHICH CERTAIN LISTED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
Surgical procedures37
1
Where medical treatment (including cosmetic surgery) is provided under anaesthesia or sedation in an independent hospital, the registered person shall ensure that –
a
each operating theatre is designed, equipped and maintained to an appropriate standard for the purposes for which it is to be used;
b
all surgery is carried out by, or under the direction of, a suitable qualified, skilled and experienced medical practitioner;
c
an appropriate number of suitably qualified, skilled and experienced employees are in attendance during each surgical procedure; and
d
the patient receives appropriate treatment –
i
before administration of an anaesthetic or sedation;
ii
whilst undergoing a surgical procedure;
iii
during recovery from general anaesthesia; and
iv
post-operatively.
2
The registered person shall ensure that before a patient consents to any surgery offered by the independent hospital, he has received clear and comprehensive information about the procedure and any risks associated with it.
3
In the case of a patient who is not competent to consent to surgery, the information mentioned in paragraph (2) shall, wherever possible, be provided to his representative.