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Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011
sec.15Meaning of health service
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### sec.15 Meaning of health service
A health service is a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or managing people’s health and wellbeing.
Without limiting subsection (1) , a health service includes—
a service mentioned in subsection (1) that is provided to a person at a hospital, residential care facility, community health facility or other place; and
a service dealing with public health, including a program or activity for—
the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or
the prevention of injury; or
the protection and promotion of health.
a cancer screening program
In addition, a health service includes a support service for a service mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.15-ssec.1) A health service is a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or managing people’s health and wellbeing.
(sec.15-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a health service includes— a service mentioned in subsection (1) that is provided to a person at a hospital, residential care facility, community health facility or other place; and a service dealing with public health, including a program or activity for— the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or the prevention of injury; or the protection and promotion of health. a cancer screening program
(sec.15-ssec.3) In addition, a health service includes a support service for a service mentioned in subsection (1) .
- (a) a service mentioned in subsection (1) that is provided to a person at a hospital, residential care facility, community health facility or other place; and
- (b) a service dealing with public health, including a program or activity for— (i) the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or (ii) the prevention of injury; or (iii) the protection and promotion of health. Example of health service mentioned in paragraph (b) — a cancer screening program
- (i) the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or
- (ii) the prevention of injury; or
- (iii) the protection and promotion of health.
- (i) the prevention and control of disease or sickness; or
- (ii) the prevention of injury; or
- (iii) the protection and promotion of health.