General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Medical list

4.—(1) Each Board shall prepare a list, to be called “the medical list” of—

(a) doctors entitled, pursuant to Article 56(2)(1) of the Order, to have their names included in the list for the provision of general medical services other than maternity medical services; and

(b) doctors for the time being appointed under regulation 24,

in its area.

(2) The Board shall indicate on the medical list whether a doctor is—

(a) a full-time doctor;

(b) a three-quarter-time doctor;

(c) a half-time doctor;

(d) a job-sharing doctor; or

(e) a restricted doctor,

having taken account of any condition imposed in relation to him under regulation 13, or varied under regulation 14.

(3) In respect of any doctor whose name is included in it, the medical list shall indicate—

(a) if he is on any of the child health surveillance list, the obstetric list or the minor surgery list;

(b) except in the case of a doctor who has requested otherwise, if he has undertaken to provide contraceptive services and, if so—

(i) whether he has so undertaken in respect only of patients for whom he or his partners have also undertaken to provide other general medical services; or

(ii) whether he has so undertaken without such restriction;

(c) if he is included in the medical list only by virtue of his appointment under regulation 24;

(d) if he is a restricted list principal or a restricted services principal and, if so, the nature of the restricted list or, as the case may be, of the restricted services; and

(e) if he has made an arrangement under paragraph 20(2) of the terms of service transferring his obligations at certain times to another doctor, and, if so, the name of the doctor to whom, and the times during which, he has so transferred his obligations.

(4) In addition to the name of the doctor and any information required to be included by virtue of paragraphs (2) and (3), the medical list shall contain—

(a) the address of the practice premises where he agrees to attend for the purpose of treating persons, and any telephone number at which he is prepared to receive messages;

(b) particulars of the days and hours when he agrees to be in attendance at such premises;

(c) particulars of any days and hours when an appointments system is in operation;

(d) where he practises in partnership, the name of each partner;

(e) where he practises in a group practice, the name of each other doctor in that group practice;

(f) an indication of the geographical boundary of his practice area and details of any conditions as to his practice area attached to the granting of his application by the Board or, on appeal, by the Department;

(g) provided that the doctor consents to its inclusion, his date of birth or, if he does not so consent, the date of his first full registration as a medical practitioner (whether pursuant to the Medical Act 1983 or otherwise).

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Article 56(2) was amended by Articles 29 and 35 of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)