The National Health Service (Physiotherapist, Podiatrist or Chiropodist Independent Prescribers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Amendment of the 2007 Regulations

4.—(1) The 2007 Regulations are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1), in the appropriate places in the alphabetical order insert the following definitions—

““physiotherapist independent prescriber” (“ffisiotherapydd-ragnodydd annibynnol”) means a person—

(a)

who is a physiotherapist, and

(b)

against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he or she is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a physiotherapist independent prescriber;”;

““podiatrist or chiropodist independent prescriber” (“podiatrydd-ragnodydd neu giropodydd-ragnodydd annibynnol”) means a person—

(a)

who is a podiatrist or chiropodist, and

(b)

against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he or she is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a podiatrist or chiropodist independent prescriber;”.

(3) In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “prescriber”—

(i) after sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (e), for “.” substitute “,” and insert—

“(f) a physiotherapist independent prescriber, and

(g) a podiatrist or chiropodist independent prescriber.”