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[Notification of hospitals having arrangements for special cases][1]

140. It shall be the duty of [every Primary Care Trust and of][2] every [Local Health Board][1] to give notice to every local social services authority for an area wholly or partly comprised within the [area of the Primary Care Trust or [Local Health Board][1]][2] specifying the hospital or hospitals administered by [or otherwise available][3] [to the [Primary Care Trust or][2] [Local Health Board][1]][4] in which arrangements are from time to time in force [—

(a) for the reception of patients in cases of special urgency;
(b) for the provision of accommodation or facilities designed so as to be specially suitable for patients who have not attained the age of 18 years.][5]

Amendments

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 References to Health Authorities Order 2007
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002
  3. NHS and Community Care Act 1990
  4. Health Authorities Act 1995
  5. Mental Health Act 2007 s31; Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 wef 3/11/08