The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010

The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

7.—(1) The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definitions of “the 2003 Order”, “the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board” and “the Vocational Training Regulations”;

(b) for the definition of “armed forces GP” substitute—

““armed forces GP” means a medical practitioner who—

(a)

is employed under a contract of service by the Ministry of Defence whether or not as a member of the armed forces of the Crown; and

(b)

is entered on the GP Register;”;

(c) for the definition of “both registers” substitute—

““both registers” means the register of medical practitioners and the GP Register;”;

(d) in the definition of “CCT”, for “article 8 of the 2003 Order” substitute “section 34L(1) of the Medical Act 1983”;

(e) for the definitions of “GP Register”, “GP Registrar” and “GP Trainer” and “general medical practitioner” substitute—

““GP Register” means the register kept by virtue of section 34C of the Medical Act 1983;”;

““GP Registrar” means a medical practitioner who is being trained in general practice by a GP Trainer, whether as part of training leading to a CCT or otherwise;”;

““GP Trainer” means a general medical practitioner, other than a GP Registrar, who is approved by the General Medical Council for the purposes of providing training to a GP Registrar;”;

““general medical practitioner” means a GP Registrar or a medical practitioner whose name is included in the GP Register;”;

(f) for the definition of “vocational training scheme” substitute—

““vocational training scheme” means postgraduate medical education and training necessary for the award of a CCT in general practice.”.

(3) In regulation 3(2A)(Primary Medical Services Performers), for “the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board” substitute “the General Medical Council”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (information, declarations and undertakings to be included in an application for inclusion in a primary medical services performers’ list)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 3—

(i) omit paragraph (iii);

(ii) in paragraph (iv), omit “after the coming into force of article 10 of the 2003 Order”;

(b) for paragraph 4 substitute—

“4.   The events to which this paragraph applies are—

(a) the conclusion of any period of general practice training required by section 34J of the Medical Act 1983 unless—

(i) it forms part of a vocational training scheme which has not yet been concluded; or

(ii) the GP Registrar provides the Health Board with evidence of their inclusion in the GP Register;

(b) the failure satisfactorily to complete any period of general practice training within the meaning of that section of that Act; and

(c) the completion of a vocational training scheme unless the GP Registrar provides the Health Board with evidence of their inclusion in the GP Register.”.

(1)

S.S.I.2004/114. Relevant amending instruments are S.S.I.2005/333 and 2007/207 and S.I.2007/3101.