Schedule 1 - Constitution of public benefit corporations
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
Public Bill Committees, 13 May 2003
Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 125, in
schedule 1, page 93, line 12, leave out from 'area' to end of line 13 and insert
'covered by a primary care trust or primary care trusts for which the corporation is the principal provider of hospital based services, or'.
Amendment No. 175, in
schedule 1, page 93, line 15, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Amendment No. 118, in
schedule 1, page 93, line 17, after 'including', insert
'their family members involved in their attendance and care as patients or other'.
Amendment No. 144, in
schedule 1, page 93, line 17, at end insert—
'(2A) A ''carer'', for the purposes of subparagraph (2), means an individual aged 16 or over who provides or intends to provide substantial care on a regular basis for the patient and does not provide the care in question.
(a) by virtue of a contract of employment or other contract with any person; or
(b) as a volunteer for a voluntary organisation as defined in the National Assistance Act 1948.'.
Amendment No. 119, in
schedule 1, page 93, line 18, leave out 'Subparagraph (1)(a) does' and insert
'Subparagraphs (1)(a) and (2) do'.