Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (repealed) (2003 c. 5)

Part 1 Delayed discharge payments

Preliminary

1 Meaning of “NHS body” and “qualifying hospital patient”

Determination of need for community care services etc. on discharge

2 Notice of patient’s likely need for community care services

3 Notices under section 2: supplementary

4 Duties of responsible authority following notice under section 2

5 Duties of responsible NHS body following notice under section 2

Delayed discharge payments

6 Liability to make delayed discharge payments

7 Delayed discharge payments: supplementary

Disputes

8 Ordinary residence

9 Dispute resolution

Supplemental

10 Adjustments between social services authorities

11 Regulations and orders

12 Interpretation

13 Application of Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

14 Power to apply Part 1 to NHS patients in care homes

Part 2 Local authority community care services and services for carers

15 Free provision of services in England

16 Free provision of services in Wales

17 Consequential amendments

Part 3 Supplementary

18 Money

19 Meaning of “the appropriate Minister” and “the Assembly”

20 Short title, commencement and extent