HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES BILL Northern Ireland Assembly

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TABLED ON
18 JUNE 2002 FOR CONSIDERATION STAGE

Clause 1, Page 1, Line 10

At end insert¾

'( ) where the payments made in respect of him under paragraph (3) include any amount in respect of personal care, the amount of such payments less any amount paid in respect of such personal care;'

Mr Kieran McCarthy

Clause 1, Page 1, Line 20

After 'registered.' insert¾

'(4B) In paragraph (4) "personal care" means any services listed in Schedule 5A of the 1972 Order.'

Mr Kieran McCarthy

Clause 1, Page 1, Line 20

At end insert¾

'( ) After Schedule 5 of the 1972 Order there shall be inserted¾

"SCHEDULE 5A

PERSONAL CARE NOT ORDINARILY CHARGED FOR

1. As regards the personal hygiene of the person cared for¾

(a) shaving;

(b) cleaning teeth (whether or not they are artificial) by means of a brush or dental floss and (in the case of artificial teeth) by means of soaking;

(c) providing assistance in rinsing the mouth;

(d) keeping finger nails and toe nails trimmed;

(e) assisting the person with going to the toilet or with using a bedpan or other receptacle;

(f) where the person is fitted with a catheter or stoma, providing such assistance as is requisite to ensure cleanliness and that the skin is kept in a favourable hygienic condition;

(g) where the person is incontinent¾

(i) the consequential making of the person's bed and consequential changing and laundering of the person's bedding and clothing; and

(ii) caring for the person's skin to ensure that it is not adversely affected.

2. As regards the person's eating requirements¾

(a) assisting with the preparation of food;

(b) assisting in the fulfilment of special dietary needs.

3. If the person is immobile or substantially immobile, dealing with the problems of that immobility.

4. If the person requires medical treatment, assisting with medication, as for example by¾

(a) applying creams or lotions;

(b) administering eye drops;

(c) applying dressings in cases where this can be done without the physical involvement of a registered nurse or of a medical practitioner;

(d) assisting with the administration of oxygen as part of a course of therapy.

5. With regard to the person's general well-being¾

(a) assisting with getting dressed;

(b) assisting with surgical appliances, prosthesis and mechanical and manual equipment;

(c) assisting with getting up and with going to bed;

(d) the provision of devices to help memory and of safety devices;

(e) behaviour management and psychological support."'

Mr Kieran McCarthy

Clause 1, Page 2, Line 3

After '36(4A))' insert 'or personal care (within the meaning given by Article 36(4B))'

Mr Kieran McCarthy

Long Title

After 'nursing' insert 'and personal'

Mr Kieran McCarthy

Schedule, Page 3, Line 21

Leave out from 'a chairman' to end of line 22 and insert '¾

(a) a chairman appointed by the Department in accordance with regulations under paragraph 5;

(b) the person for the time being appointed under paragraph 7 to be the chief executive of the Council; and

(c) other members appointed by the Department in accordance with regulations under paragraph 5.

(2) In the following provisions of this Schedule the members appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (c) are referred to as the non-executive members of the Council.'