SCHEDULE 1

CONTENT OF AGREEMENTS
PART 4

PERSONS WHO PERFORM SERVICES

Conditions for employment and engagement
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1
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), a provider shall not employ or engage a medical practitioner (other than one falling within paragraph 17(2)) unless–
a
that practitioner has provided the provider with the name and address of the Health Boards on whose primary medical services performers lists the practitioner appears; and
b
the provider has checked that the practitioner meets the requirements in paragraph 17.
2
Where the employment or engagement of a medical practitioner is urgently needed and it is not possible for the provider to check the matters referred to in paragraph 17 in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b) before employing or engaging the practitioner, the practitioner may be employed or engaged on a temporary basis for a single period of up to 7 days whilst such checks are undertaken.
3
Where the prospective employee is a GP Registrar, the requirements set out in sub paragraph (1) shall apply with the modifications that–
a
the name and address provided under sub-paragraph (1) may be the name and address of the Health Boards on whose primary medical services performers lists the GP Registrar has applied for inclusion; and
b
confirmation that the GP Registrar’s name appears on those lists shall not be required until the end of the first two months of the GP Registrar’s training period.