General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  Subject to paragraph 4, a doctor shall have his name included in the minor surgery list if he has provided the Board with a declaration that he is capable of carrying out all the procedures in respect of all the conditions listed in Schedule 7 and satisfies the conditions in paragraphs 3 and 5;

AND EITHER

(a) he has provided the Board with a certificate of satisfactory completion of a training course approved by the Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, which he has attended within the 5 years prior to application for inclusion in the list;

OR

(b) he has obtained a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons qualification within the 10 years prior to application for inclusion in the list;

AND

(c) he will provide evidence that he complies with current guidance given by the Department on the protection of health care workers and patients from Hepatitis B;

AND

(d) a doctor shall confirm to the Board that he will carry out an annual self audit of minor surgery procedures including the minimum data set:—

(i) total number of procedures performed;

(ii) number of procedures by type (as outlined in Schedule 7);

(iii) number of complications and type;

(iv) number of complications which required referral for further investigation or treatment; and

(v) number of specimens sent for histology.