The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 1999

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations

3.  In Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations (terms of service for doctors), after paragraph 28 (employees), there shall be inserted the following paragraph–

“28A.— (1) Where–

(a) a doctor employs a nurse prescriber whose functions will include prescribing in his practice; or

(b) the functions of a nurse prescriber whom he already employs are extended to include prescribing,

he shall notify the Health Authority within the period of seven days beginning with the date on which the event occurred.

(2) Where–

(a) the doctor ceases to employ a nurse prescriber whose functions included prescribing in his practice;

(b) the functions of a nurse prescriber whom he employs in his practice are changed so that they no longer include prescribing in his practice; or

(c) the doctor becomes aware that a nurse prescriber whom he employs has been removed or suspended from the professional register,

he shall notify the Health Authority by the end of the second day after the day when the event occurred.

(3) A doctor shall provide the following information when he notifies the Health Authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)–

(a) the nurse’s full name;

(b) her professional qualifications;

(c) her identifying number which appears in the professional register;

(d) the date on which her entry in the professional register was annotated to the effect that she was qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances for patients;

(e) the date–

(i) on which she was employed, if her functions include prescribing in his practice, or

(ii) on which one of her functions became to prescribe in his practice.

(4) A doctor shall provide the following information when he notifies the Health Authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)–

(a) the nurse’s full name;

(b) her professional qualifications;

(c) her identifying number which appears in the professional register;

(d) the date–

(i) she ceased to be employed in his practice,

(ii) her functions changed so as no longer to include prescribing, or

(iii) on which she was removed or suspended from the professional register.”.