Amendment of Schedule 16
7.—(1) Schedule 16 (patient group directions) is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Part 2(1) (persons on whose behalf a patient group direction must be signed)—
(a)after the row relating to Local Authority add—
| “Public Health England | The Chief Executive of Public Health England |
|---|---|
| Public Health Agency | The Public Health Agency” |
(b)in the last row, in column 1—
(i)in paragraph (dc) omit “or”; and
(ii)after paragraph (dc) insert—
“(dd)Public Health England;
(de)Public Health Agency; or”; and
(c)in the last row, in column 2—
(i)in paragraph (cc) omit “or”; and
(ii)after paragraph (cc) insert—
“(cd)Chief Executive of Public Health England,
(ce)Public Health Agency, or”.
(3) In the table in Part 3 (persons by whom or on whose behalf a patient group direction used as described in regulation 234 must be signed), after the row relating to Her Majesty’s Forces add—
| “Contractor carrying out helicopter search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Medical Director of the contractor carrying out search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency”. |
Part 2 was amended by S.I. 2013/235.