The National Health Service (Therapeutic Radiographer Independent Prescriber and Dietitian Supplementary Prescriber) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016

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—

““the Health and Care Professions Council register” (“cofrestr y Cyngor Proffesiynau Iechyd a Gofal”) means the register established and maintained by the Health and Care Professions Council under article 5 of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001;”;

““registered radiographer” (“radiograffydd cofrestredig”) means a person registered in Part 11 of the Health and Care Professions Council register;”;

““therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber” (“radiograffydd therapiwtig-ragnodydd annibynnol”) means a person—

(a)

who is a registered radiographer, and

(b)

against whose name is recorded in the relevant register—

(i)

an entitlement to use the title “therapeutic radiographer”; and

(ii)

an annotation signifying that he or she is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber;”.

(3) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “prescriber”(“rhagnodydd”) —

(i) in subparagraph (f) omit “and”;

(ii) in subparagraph (g) for “prescriber.” insert “prescriber; and”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“(h) a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber,”;

(b) in the definition of “relevant register” (“cofrestr berthnasol”) after sub-paragraph (c)(i) insert—

“(ia) dietitians;”;

(c) in the definition of “supplementary prescriber” (“rhagnodydd atodol”)—

(i) after “diagnostic or therapeutic,”, omit “or”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (a)(iv)(cc) insert—

“(dd) dietitians, or”.