UKPGA-2003-5 Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (repealed) UK

Current to 2022-10-12

Contents
preamble

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Part 1

Delayed discharge payments

Preliminary

s. 1 — Meaning of “NHS body” and “qualifying hospital patient”

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Determination of need for community care services etc. on discharge

s. 2 — Notice of patient’s likely need for community care services

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s. 3 — Notices under section 2: supplementary

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s. 4 — Duties of responsible authority following notice under section 2

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s. 5 — Duties of responsible NHS body following notice under section 2

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Delayed discharge payments

s. 6 — Liability to make delayed discharge payments

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s. 7 — Delayed discharge payments: supplementary

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Disputes

s. 8 — Ordinary residence

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s. 9 — Dispute resolution

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Supplemental

s. 10 — Adjustments between social services authorities

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s. 11 — Regulations and orders

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s. 12 — Interpretation

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s. 13 — Application of Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

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s. 14 — Power to apply Part 1 to NHS patients in care homes

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Part 2

Local authority community care services and services for carers

s. 15 — Free provision of services in England

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s. 16 — Free provision of services in Wales

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s. 17 — Consequential amendments

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Part 3

Supplementary

s. 18 — Money

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s. 19 — Meaning of “the appropriate Minister” and “the Assembly”

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s. 20 — Short title, commencement and extent

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