Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 No 123
Repealed version for 6 July 2009 to 28 February 2010 (accessed 24 May 2013 at 02:27)
7 Licensing standards
The regulations may prescribe standards for or with respect to any
matter relating to the safety, care or quality of life of patients at
establishments, including the following matters:(a) design and construction of premises,
(b) facilities and equipment,
(c) clinical standards, including accreditation of practitioners to
provide services at the establishment, delineation of clinical privileges of
practitioners and quality assurance,
(d) staffing, including qualifications of staff members, number of
staff and duties,
(e) operational matters, including administration and support
services,
(f) clinical records, including access by patients to, and
confidentiality of, those records.