The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992

Medical list

4.—(1) An FHSA shall prepare a list, to be called the medical list, of—

(a) doctors entitled, pursuant to section 30 of the Act, to have their names included in the list; and

(b) doctors for the time being appointed under regulation 25.

(2) The medical list shall be divided into five parts, as follows:—

(a) part I shall contain the names of doctors who are full-time doctors;

(b) part II shall contain the names of doctors who are three-quarter-time doctors;

(c) part III shall contain the names of doctors who are half-time doctors;

(d) part IV shall contain the names of doctors who are job-sharing doctors; and

(e) part V shall contain the names of doctors who are restricted doctors.

(3) An FHSA shall, when including the name of any doctor in its medical list, assign the name to that part of the list which is, by virtue of paragraph (2), appropriate in the case of that doctor, having regard to the nature of any condition imposed or treated as imposed in relation to him by the Medical Practices Committee under regulation 15.

(4) In respect of any doctor whose name is included in it, the medical list shall indicate—

(a) if he is on any of the child health surveillance list, the obstetric list or the minor surgery list;

(b) if the general medical services he has undertaken to provide include, exclude or are limited to maternity medical services;

(c) except in the case of a doctor who has requested otherwise, if he has undertaken to provide contraceptive services, and if so—

(i) whether he has so undertaken in respect only of patients for whom he or his partners have also undertaken to provide other general medical services, or

(ii) whether he has so undertaken without such restriction;

(d) if he has been relieved of the responsibility for providing services during certain times under paragraph 18(2) of the terms of service and the name of the doctor with whom the FHSA has made arrangements for the provision of services during such times;

(e) if he is included in the medical list by virtue of his appointment under regulation 25; and

(f) if he is a restricted list principal or a restricted services principal, and if so, the nature of the restricted list or, as the case may be, of the restricted services.

(5) In addition to the name of the doctor and any information required to be included by virtue of paragraph (4), the medical list shall contain—

(a) the address of the practice premises where he agrees to attend for the purpose of treating persons, and the telephone numbers at which he is prepared to receive messages;

(b) particulars of the days and hours when he agrees to be in attendance at such premises;

(c) particulars of any days and hours when an appointments system is in operation;

(d) where he practises in partnership, the name of each partner;

(e) where he participates in a group practice, the name of each other doctor in that group practice;

(f) an indication of the geographical boundary of his practice area by reference to a sketch, diagram or plan and details of any conditions as to his practice area attached to the granting of his application by the Medical Practices Committee or, on appeal, by the Secretary of State;

(g) if the FHSA thinks fit, details of that part of the locality in which the doctor undertakes to provide treatment; and

(h) provided that the doctor consents to its inclusion, his date of birth, or, if he does not so consent, the date of his first full registration as a medical practitioner (whether pursuant to the Medical Act 1983(1) or otherwise).

(1)

1983 c. 54.