Health Services (Health Service Establishments) Regulations 2024

The proprietor of a health service establishment must prepare a return for each month containing data in relation to each patient admitted to the health service establishment during that month as determined by the Secretary.

The proprietor of a health service establishment must ensure that a return prepared under subregulation (1) is given to the Secretary—

in the case of admission and discharge data, within 17 days after the end of the month to which the return relates; and

in the case of clinical care data, within 47 days after the end of the month to which the return relates.

The proprietor of a private hospital must prepare a return for each month containing the following—

data about infections acquired by patients and staff at the private hospital and infection prevention and surveillance activities implemented at the private hospital;

data in relation to any electroconvulsive treatment (within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022) provided at the private hospital;

data as determined by the Secretary about patients who presented at the private hospital's emergency department.

The proprietor of a private hospital must ensure that a return prepared under subregulation (3) is given to the Secretary within 17 days after the end of the month to which the return relates.

The Secretary may determine to direct the proprietor of a health service establishment that provides health services solely at premises other than the premises for which it is registered to prepare a return in the manner and form determined by the Secretary.

The proprietor of a health service establishment must ensure that a return prepared under subregulation (5) is given to the Secretary within the time determined by the Secretary.

The proprietor of a health service establishment must ensure that a return prepared under this regulation does not include the name or address of a patient.

The proprietor of a health service establishment must provide a copy of each report received from the accreditation scheme applicable to the health service establishment and approved by the Secretary under section 107(1) of the Act, to the Secretary within 14 days of the receipt of the report.