The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003

Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)

5.  In section 21A of the Medical Act 1983(1) (full registration for eligible specialists and qualified general practitioners), for sub-sections (2) and (3), there shall be substituted—

“(2) In subsection (1)(b) above—

“eligible specialist” means a person—

(a)

who—

(i)

has undertaken specialist medical training or been awarded specialist medical qualifications in a specialty in which the United Kingdom awards a CCT, and

(ii)

has satisfied the Board that that specialist training or those qualifications, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in the specialty in question;

(b)

who—

(i)

has undertaken specialist medical training or been awarded specialist medical qualifications outside the United Kingdom in a specialty in which the United Kingdom does not award a CCT, or

(ii)

has knowledge of or experience in any medical specialty derived from academic or research work,

and has satisfied the Board that these give him a level of knowledge and skill consistent with practice as a consultant in the National Health Service;

(c)

who—

(i)

has specialist medical qualifications awarded outside the United Kingdom in a specialty in which the United Kingdom awarded a CCST; and

(ii)

satisfied the former competent authority, or the Board pursuant to transitional arrangements, that those qualifications were equivalent to a CCST; or

(d)

who—

(i)

has specialist medical qualifications awarded outside the United Kingdom in a specialty in which the United Kingdom did not award a CCST, or

(ii)

has knowledge of or experience in any medical specialty derived from academic or research work,

and has satisfied the former competent authority, or the Board pursuant to transitional arrangements, that these give him a level of knowledge and skill consistent with practice as a consultant in that specialty in the National Health Service; and

“qualified general practitioner” means a person—

(a)

who—

(i)

has undertaken training in general practice or obtained qualifications in general practice, and

(ii)

has satisfied the Board that that training is, or those qualifications are, or both when considered together are equivalent to a CCT in general practice; or

(b)

has been awarded a Certificate of Equivalent Experience by the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice, or by the Board pursuant to transitional arrangements.

(3) In this section—

“the Board” means the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board;

“CCT” means Certificate of Completion of Training;

“CCST” means Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training;

“the former competent authority” means the Specialist Training Authority of the medical Royal Colleges; and

“transitional arrangements” means arrangements made for a period of time following the transfer of certain functions from the former competent authority to the Board, or from the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice to the Board (as the case may be).”.

(1)

1983 c. 54; section 21A was inserted by S.I. 2002/3135.