Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023
sec.36Prescribed patient safety entities and authorised purposes
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sec.36 Prescribed patient safety entities and authorised purposes
Each of the following is a patient safety entity for section 85 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed patient safety entity — the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating improvements in the safety and quality of health services; the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating programs and activities for health service delivery in rural and remote areas; an executive committee established by the chief executive to oversee improvements in the safety and quality of health services; each safety and quality committee established by a board. For section 85 (3) of the Act , definition authorised purpose , the purposes stated in schedule 4 , part 1 for a prescribed patient safety entity are the purposes prescribed for the entity. (sec.36-ssec.1) Each of the following is a patient safety entity for section 85 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed patient safety entity — the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating improvements in the safety and quality of health services; the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating programs and activities for health service delivery in rural and remote areas; an executive committee established by the chief executive to oversee improvements in the safety and quality of health services; each safety and quality committee established by a board. (sec.36-ssec.2) For section 85 (3) of the Act , definition authorised purpose , the purposes stated in schedule 4 , part 1 for a prescribed patient safety entity are the purposes prescribed for the entity.
- (a) the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating improvements in the safety and quality of health services;
- (b) the administrative unit of the department responsible for coordinating programs and activities for health service delivery in rural and remote areas;
- (c) an executive committee established by the chief executive to oversee improvements in the safety and quality of health services;
- (d) each safety and quality committee established by a board.