Transport by ambulance to medical or health care facility after accident or emergency
4 Transport by ambulance to medical or health care facility after accident or emergency
This section applies if a person who is involved in an accident or emergency is transported by ambulance from a place, other than a medical or health care facility the person is attending in relation to the accident or emergency.
The person may be taken to—
the nearest public hospital; or
another public hospital that a health service chief executive under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 has decided is appropriate for the treatment of the person; or
if transport to a hospital mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is not practicable—a private hospital; or
if arrangements have been made with a doctor—the doctor’s clinic or surgery; or
at the request of the person, or the person’s guardian, parent or spouse—
the accident and emergency department of a local private hospital; or
if a local medical or health care facility, other than a hospital, has facilities to receive and treat the person—the local medical or health care facility; or
if an ambulance officer believes the person needs urgent medical treatment—any place where medical treatment is provided.
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