The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

Regulation 3(2) Schedule 1, paragraph 35

SCHEDULE 7 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN ANNUAL REPORTS

1.  Particulars of the doctor’s other commitments as a medical practitioner, including—

(a) a description of any posts held, and

(b) a description of all works undertaken,

and including, in each case, the annual hourly commitment, except that where a doctor has notified the Board of such other commitments in a previous annual report, the report need only contain information relating to any changes in those commitments.

2.  As respects orders for drugs and appliances, the doctor’s arrangements for the issue of repeat prescriptions to patients.

3.  Information relating to the referral of patients to other services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 during the period of the report—

(a) as respects those by the doctor to specialists—

(i) the total number of patients referred as in-patients;

(ii) the total number of patients referred as out-patients;

by reference in each case to which clinical specialty applies, and specifying in each case the name of the hospital concerned; and

(b) the total number of cases of which the doctor is aware (by reference to the clinical specialty) in which a patient referred himself to services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

4.  Information relating to the numbers of patients on the doctor’s list—

(a) who are diabetic;

(b) who are asthmatic; and

(c) to whom the doctor has given advice, in accordance with paragraph 11(2)(b) of Schedule 1, about—

(i) the patient’s weight;

(ii) the use of tobacco; or

(iii) the consumption of alcohol.