The WLR Daily case summaries
[2016] WLR (D) 63
Court of Appeal
Regina (Forge Care Homes Ltd and others) v Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and others (Secretary of State for Health intervening)
[2016] EWCA Civ 26
Laws, Elias, Lloyd Jones LJJ
2015 Nov 12; 2016 Feb 4
Local government — — Health and social care — Nursing care — Care homes — Statutory prohibition on local authorities paying for or providing “nursing care by a registered nurse”— Defendant local health boards paying only for time spent by registered nurses in provision of healthcare to care home residents— Whether local authorities prohibited from paying for other tasks performed by registered nurse— Whether health boards’ approach to funding of nursing care in care home erroneous —
Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c 15), s 49
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National Health Service ( Wales) Act 2006 ( c 42)
s 3 (1)
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Care Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/324) reg 18(3)