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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.
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