1998 No.4 (S.1)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(5), 19, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th January 1998.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the 1995 Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19952.

General Practice (GP) Registrars2.

(1)

The 1995 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a)

in the definition of “assistant” for the words “trainee general practitioner” substitute “General Practice (GP) Registrar”;

(b)

omit the definition “trainee general practitioner” and insert the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical position–

““General Practice (GP) Registrar” means a doctor who is being trained in general practice by a doctor whose name is included in a medical list;”.

(3)

In regulation 6 (local directory of family doctors), in paragraph (1)(f) for “trainee general practitioners” substitute “General Practice (GP) Registrars”.

(4)

In Schedule 1 (terms of service for doctors) in sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 203 for “trainee general practitioner” substitute “General Practice (GP) Registrar”.
Sam Galbraith
Minister for Health, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which general medical services are provided under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. The amendments to the 1995 Regulations substitute the term “General Practice (GP) Registrar” for “trainee general practitioner” with a small change in the definition.