General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Quinquennial Review

2.  The criteria to be met by a doctor to ensure the continued inclusion of his name in the minor surgery list at quinquennial review are—

(a) he has carried out, during the preceding 5 years, an average of at least 20 minor surgery procedures per year;

AND

(b) he has provided for the Board an audit report of all procedures carried out during the previous 5 years indicating:—

(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;

AND

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (d) he has confirmed for the Board his attendance within the last 5 years at an update course on minor surgery approved by the Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education;

(d) for doctors whose names were included in the minor surgery list prior to the date of issue of these criteria the first review shall take place 5 years after that date. Thereafter the review shall take place either 5 years from the previous review or 5 years after the doctor’s name was first included in the minor surgery list.