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).