SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 8
Regulations 8(8) and 9(8)
1 Any of the following persons may supply or administer a specified controlled drug under a patient group direction, namely –
(a) a person who holds a certificate of proficiency in ambulance paramedic skills issued by, or with the approval of, the Secretary of State, or a person who is a state registered paramedic;
(b) a registered health visitor;
(c) a registered midwife;
(d) a registered ophthalmic optician;
(e) a state registered chiropodist;
(f) a person who is registered in the register of orthopists maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order (a state registered orthopist);
(g) a person who is registered in the register of physiotherapists maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order (a state registered physiotherapist);
(h) a person who is registered in the register of radiographers maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order (a state registered radiographer).”