Arrangements for GP registrars
27.—(1) The provider shall only employ a GP Registrar for the purpose of being trained by a GP Trainer with the agreement of the Scottish Ministers and subject to the conditions in sub paragraph (2).
(2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are that the provider shall not, by reason only of having employed or engaged a GP Registrar, reduce the total number of hours for which other medical practitioners perform primary medical services under the agreement or for which other staff assist them in the performance of those services.
(3) A provider which employs a GP Registrar shall–
(a)offer the GP Registrar terms of employment in accordance with the rates and subject to the conditions contained in any directions given by the Scottish Ministers to Health Boards under 17E(3A) of the Act concerning the grants, fees travelling and other allowances payable to GP Registrars; and
(b)take into account any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers in relation to the GP Registrar Scheme(1).
The current guidance is the GP Registrar Scheme Vocational Guide for General Medical practice – the UK Guide 2000 published by the Department of Health and available on their website at or by writing to the Department of Health, P.O. Box 777, London SE1 6XH.