Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 defines employment as: - Employment under a contract of service, an apprenticeship. - Practising privileges granted to a medical practitioner, which give permission to practise as a medical practitioner in a hospital managed by the service provider. Although volunteers and Shared Lives carers are not strictly employees, they are included in the definition for the purposes of the regulations and therefore this guidance. References to 'staff' and 'employees' therefore apply to them and temporary or agency workers.