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The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
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- 2009 No. 166
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These Regulations revoke the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 (“the 1993 Regulations”) and replace them with a simplified procedure for the appointment of consultants in the National Health Service in Scotland.
Regulation 2 defines terms used in the Regulations. In particular “consultant post” is defined as a post at the consultant grade in the relevant speciality.
Regulation 3 provides for appointments to which the Regulations apply.
Regulation 4 provides for categories of appointments to which the Regulations do not apply.
Regulation 5 establishes the role of External Advisers in the appointment process.
Regulation 6 provides for constitution of an Assessment Panel.
Regulation 7 provides for the selection and appointment of candidates to consultant posts.
Regulation 8 revokes the 1993 Regulations except in so far as they apply to a consultant post first advertised before the coming into force of these Regulations.
Regulation 9 and the Schedule provide for consequential amendment to the Health Education Board for Scotland Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2639).
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