Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023
sec.39References to shifts
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sec.39 References to shifts
In this part— the morning shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 7a.m. and 3p.m.; and the afternoon shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 3p.m. and 11p.m.; and the night shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 11p.m. and 7a.m. However— if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (b) , it is taken to be an afternoon shift; and A shift from 11a.m. to 7p.m. is an afternoon shift. if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and (c) , it is taken to be a night shift; and if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (c) , it is taken to be a morning shift. (sec.39-ssec.1) In this part— the morning shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 7a.m. and 3p.m.; and the afternoon shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 3p.m. and 11p.m.; and the night shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 11p.m. and 7a.m. (sec.39-ssec.2) However— if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (b) , it is taken to be an afternoon shift; and A shift from 11a.m. to 7p.m. is an afternoon shift. if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and (c) , it is taken to be a night shift; and if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (c) , it is taken to be a morning shift.
- (a) the morning shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 7a.m. and 3p.m.; and
- (b) the afternoon shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 3p.m. and 11p.m.; and
- (c) the night shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 11p.m. and 7a.m.
- (a) if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (b) , it is taken to be an afternoon shift; and Example— A shift from 11a.m. to 7p.m. is an afternoon shift.
- (b) if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and (c) , it is taken to be a night shift; and
- (c) if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (c) , it is taken to be a morning shift.