SCHEDULE 3

Part IXCriteria for inclusion and retention in the minor surgery list

Quinquennial Review2

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.