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Treatment
Definition
From:
CQC Glossary of terms used in the guidance for providers and managers
In Regulation 2(2) of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, treatment includes:
- A diagnostic or screening procedure carried out for medical purposes
- The ongoing assessment of a person's mental or physical state
- Nursing, personal and palliative care, and
- Giving vaccinations and immunisations.
This regulation excludes the regulated activity of assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the 1983 Act.
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