PART IVADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO INDEPENDENT HOSITALS

INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS IN WHICH CERTAIN LISTED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED

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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.