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“independent hospital”—

(a) in England, means—

  • a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section; or
  • any other establishment in which any of the services listed in section 22(6) are provided and which is not a health service hospital as so defined; and

(b) in Wales, has the meaning given by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.