The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004

Arrangements for GP Registrars

64.—(1) The contractor shall only employ a GP Registrar for the purpose of being trained by a GP Trainer with the agreement of the Secretary of State and subject to the conditions in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are that the contractor shall not, by reason only of having employed or engaged a GP Registrar, reduce the total number of hours for which other medical practitioners perform primary medical services under the contract or for which other staff assist them in the performance of those services.

(3) A contractor which employs a GP Registrar shall—

(a) offer him terms of employment in accordance with the rates and subject to the conditions contained in any directions given by the Secretary of State to Strategic Health Authorities under section 17 of the Act (Secretary of State’s directions: exercise of functions) concerning the grants, fees, travelling and other allowances payable to GP Registrars(1); and

(b) take into account any guidance issued by the Secretary of State in relation to the GP Registrar Scheme(2).

(1)

Section 17 of the Act was substituted by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), section 12(1) and amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), Schedule 5, paragraph 5(3) and the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 7. The current directions are the directions to Strategic Health Authorities concerning GP Registrars dated 3rd November 2003. A copy of these directions can be obtained by writing to the Department of Health P.O. Box 777, London SE1 6XH.

(2)

The current guidance is the GP Registrar Scheme Vocational Guide for General Medical Practice—the UK Guide 2000 published by the Department of Health and available on their website at www.doh.gov.uk/medicaltrainingintheuk or by writing to the Department of Health, P.O. Box 777, London SE1 6XH.