Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978

2 Provision of social welfare services.N.I.

[F1(1)] Where [F2an authorised HSC trust] is satisfied in the case of any person [F3who resides in its operational area and] to whom section 1 above applies that it is necessary in order to meet the needs of that person for [F4the trust] to make arrangements under [F5F6... Article] 15 of the M1Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 for all or any of the following matters namely—

(a)the provision of practical assistance for that person in his home;

(b)the provision for that person of, or assistance to that person in obtaining, wireless, television, library or similar recreational facilities;

(c)the provision for that person of lectures, games, outings or other recreational facilities outside his home or assistance to that person in taking advantage of educational facilities available to him;

(d)the provision for that person of facilities for, or assistance in, travelling to and from his home for the purpose of participating in, any services provided under arrangements made F7... under [F8 section 2(1)(b) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 [F9or] Article 15 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972] for promoting the social welfare of such persons or, with the approval of [F10the trust], in any services provided otherwise than as aforesaid which are similar to services which could be provided under such arrangements;

(e)the provision of assistance for that person in arranging for the carrying out of any works of adaptation in his home or the provision of any additional facilities designed to secure his greater safety, comfort or convenience;

(f)facilitating the taking of holidays by that person, whether at holiday homes or otherwise and whether provided under arrangements made by [F11the trust] or otherwise;

(g)the provision of meals for that person whether in his home or elsewhere;

(h)the provision for that person of, or assistance to that person in obtaining, a telephone and any special equipment necessary to enable him to use a telephone,

then, [F12the trust] shall make those arrangements.

[F13(2)In this section “authorised HSC trust” has the same meaning as in section 1.]

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