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Article 3.

SCHEDULE 1THE SPECIALIST TRAINING AUTHORITY OF THE MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES

PART ICONSTITUTION

1.  The members of the STA shall be such individuals as are from time to time appointed by the Secretary of State (who shall appoint four individuals) and by the bodies listed in paragraph 2 (each of which shall appoint one individual, except the GMC which shall appoint two).

This paragraph is subject to paragraph 4.

2.  The bodies referred to in paragraph 1 are—

3.  Of the four individuals appointed by the Secretary of State, two must be postgraduate medical deans and the other two must not be registered medical practitioners, and the Secretary of State must terminate the membership of any of those individuals who ceases to satisfy the criterion applicable in his case.

4.  If any body listed in paragraph 2 fails to make an appointment before the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the vacancy arose, the Secretary of State may determine that until such time as the body failing to make the appointment does so, the membership of the STA shall not include an individual appointed by that body; and until that time the list in paragraph 2 shall have effect as if the name of that body were omitted.

PART IISPECIFIED BODY

5.  The body designated as the STA by article 3(3) is—

The company limited by guarantee registered in England under number 3136396 whose name is “The Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges”.

Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10.

SCHEDULE 2MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

PART ISPECIALTIES WITH MINIMUM TRAINING PERIODS

Note: The specialties marked * above are those listed in article 5(3) of the Directive (specialties common to all EEA States). The others are those listed in article 7(2) of the Directive (specialties peculiar to two or more EEA States) in which the United Kingdom is shown as awarding qualifications.

PART IIOTHER SPECIALTIES

Article 7.

SCHEDULE 3TEXT OF ANNEX I TO THE DIRECTIVE

““Characteristics of the full-time and part-time training of specialists as referred to in Articles 24(1)(c) and 25

“Full-time training of specialists

“1.  “Such training shall be carried out in specific posts recognized by the competent authority.

“It shall involve participation in all the medical activities of the department where the training is carried out, including on-call duties, so that the trainee specialist devotes to this practical and theoretical training all his professional activity throughout the duration of the standard working week and throughout the year according to provisions agreed by the competent authorities. Accordingly these posts shall be subject to appropriate remuneration.

“Training may be interrupted for reasons such as military service, secondment, pregnancy or sickness. The total duration of the training shall not be reduced by reason of any interruption.

“Part-time training of specialists

“2.  “This training shall meet the same requirements as full-time training, from which it shall differ only in the possibility of limiting participation in medical activities to a period at least half of that provided for in the second paragraph of point 1.

“The competent authorities shall ensure that the total duration and quality of part-time training of specialists are not less than those of full-time trainees.

“Appropriate remuneration shall consequently be attached to such part-time training.”

Article 10.

SCHEDULE 4SPECIALIST MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED IN EEA STATES OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Austria

“Facharztdiplom” (diploma of medical specialist) issued by the competent authority.

Belgium

“Titre d'agrégation en qualité de médecin spécialiste/erkenningstitel van geneersheer specialist” (formal evidence of having qualified as a medical specialist) issued by the Minister responsible for public health.

Denmark

“Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som speciallæge” (certificate concerning the title of specialist) issued by the competent authorities of the health service.

Finland

“Todistus erikoislääkärin tutkinnosta/betyg över specialläkarexamen” (certificate of the degree of specialist in medicine) issued by the competent authorities.

France

Germany

“Fachärztliche Anerkennung” (recognized certificate of medical specialist) issued by the“Landesärztekammer” (Chambers of Physicians of the Landconcerned).

Greece

“Τίτλος ΙατριΧής ΕιδιΧότητας” (certificate of medical specialization) awarded by the“Νομαρχίες” (prefectures).

Iceland

“Sérfrædileyfi” (certificate of specialist in medicine) issued by the Ministry of Health.

Ireland

Certificate of specialist doctor issued by the competent authority recognized for this purpose by the Minister of Health.

Italy

“Diploma di medico specialista, rilasciati dal rettore di una universita” (diploma of specialized doctor, granted by a rector of a university).

Liechtenstein

The diplomas, certificates and other titles awarded in another State to which the Directive applies and listed in article 5(2) of the Directive, accompanied by a certificate on the completed practical training issued by the competent authorities(1).

Luxembourg

“Certificat de médecin spécialiste” (certificate of specialist doctor) issued by the Minister for Public Health on the advice of the medical college.

The Netherlands

Norway

“Bevis for tillatelse til å benytte spesialisttittelen” (certificate of the right to use the title of specialist) issued by the competent authorities.

Portugal

“Grau de Assistente” (assistant grade), awarded by the competent authorities of the Ministry of Health, or “Título de Especialista” (professional qualification of specialist) awarded by the professional association for medical practitioners.

Spain

“Título de Especialista” (professional qualification of specialist) awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science.

Sweden

“Bevis om specialistkompetens som läkare utfärdat av Socialstyrelsen” (certificate of the right to use the title of specialist) issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare.

Article 11.

SCHEDULE 5POSTS OPEN ONLY TO THOSE INCLUDED IN SPECIALIST REGISTER

Consultant in the National Health Service in a medical specialty other than general practice, or any more specialised field within such a specialty.

Article 14(3).

SCHEDULE 6REMOVAL FROM SPECIALIST REGISTER OF ENTRIES FRAUDULENTLY PROCURED OR INCORRECTLY MADE

1.  Rules 4 to 24 of, and the Schedule to, the General Medical Council (Fraud or Error in relation to Registration) Rules 1980(2), as they have effect on the date this Order is made, shall apply in relation to entries in the specialist register as they apply in relation to entries in the register of medical practitioners and the register of medical practitioners with limited registration, but as if in rule 11(3) the reference to “these rules” included a reference to this Order.

2.  Where the Registration Committee directs under article 14(3) that a person’s name be removed from the specialist register, the Registrar of the GMC shall without delay serve on that person notice of the direction and of his right to appeal against the direction by virtue of this Schedule.

3.  Section 40 of the Medical Act 1983(3) shall have effect in relation to directions of the Registration Committee under article 14(3) as it has effect in relation to decisions of the GMC under section 39 of that Act; and in particular—

(a)subsections (6) and (11) of that section shall have effect as if they included a reference to the Registration Committee as well as to the other committees mentioned there; and

(b)subsection (8)(c) shall have effect as if the references to the General Council were to the Registration Committee, and the reference to section 39 were to article 14(3).

(1)

This entry in this Schedule has been adapted for use here by substituting “the Directive” for “this Directive” in the original, and similarly “article 5(2) of the Directive” for “the present article”. The original entry is to be found in OJ No. L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 373.

(2)

Approved by S.I. 1980/860.