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Priory Hospitals Ltd v National Care Standards Commission [2002] EWCST 46(NC) (6 February 2003)

PRIORY HOSPITALS LIMITED v THE NATIONAL CARE STANDARDS COMMISSION
[2002] 0046.NC
[2002] 0047.NC

Held in Manchester on 3^rd February 2003
before
His Honour Judge David Pearl (President)
Ms Margaret Diamond
Ms Michelle Tynan

AGREEMENT SIGNED BY COUNSEL FOR BOTH PARTIES AND THE PRESIDENT
ON BEHALF OF THE TRIBUNAL

1. The National Care Standards Commission will grant Highbank Health Care Limited to be known as Priory Rehabilitation Services Limited, trading as Priory Healthcare a new registration under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 ("CSA") in respect of Highbank Lynne House, Walmersley Road, Bury ("HL") and Highbank Walmersley House, Walmersley Road, Bury ("HW") in the following terms

(a) HL and HW will be registered as a single establishment

(b) HL and HW will be registered as an independent hospital within the meaning of section 2 (3)(a)(i) of the CSA.

(c) HL and HW will be registered under the category code IH (paragraph 8(a) of schedule 7 Part II of the National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001 ("the Registration Regulations")

(d) HL and HW will be registered under the category AH [acute hospital (with overnight beds) ] (paragraph 8 (b) schedule 7 Part II of the Registration Regulations).

(e) The registration will be subject to conditions that:

The maximum number of patients (service users) shall not exceed

14 patients (service users) with acquired brain injury aged between 4 and 17 inclusive to be accommodated in Highbank Lynne House

and

20 patients (service users) with acquired brain injury aged 18 and over to be accommodated in Highbank Walmersley House

2. There shall be no order as to the costs of the appeals unless the appeal is reinstated in accordance with paragraph 4 below.
   
   
3. The appeals shall be adjourned with no fixed date pending the grant of the CSA registration, which is intended to occur in accordance with the following timetable: (a) The relevant forms to be completed and returned to the Commission by 17^th February 2003 and (b) Registration is to take place by 17^th March 2003.
   
   
4. Once the new certificate of registration has been issued:

   The Commission do inform the Tribunal and there be no order on the appeal, unless the registration is not granted in the terms identified in paragraph 1 above in which case the appeal shall be reinstated.

His Honour Judge David Pearl
President
Date: 6 February 2003