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Ambulance Service (Non-emergency Patient Transport) Regulations 2019
7Meaning of low-acuity patient
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7 Meaning of low-acuity patient
A patient is a low-acuity patient if, at the time of being provided with non-emergency patient transport services, the patient –
(a) is not a paediatric patient or a medium-acuity patient; and
(b) has not had recent deteriorations in his or her respiration rate as a result of a diagnosed illness or disease.