The Health and Personal Social Services (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of regulation 3 of the Performers Lists Regulations

6.  In regulation 3 (primary medical services performers)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “(2), (3) and (4)”, substitute “(2) to (4)”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert paragraphs (2A) and (2B)—

“(2A) A medical practitioner who falls within paragraph (2B) may perform primary medical services in the area of a Board, but only in so far as the performance of those services constitutes part of a programme of post-registration approved clinical practice approved by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (“a post-registration programme”);

(2B) A medical practitioner falls within this paragraph if he—

(a) is not a GP Registrar;

(b) is undertaking a post-registration programme;

(c) has notified the Board that he will be undertaking part or all of a post-registration programme in its area at least 24 hours before commencing any part of that programme taking place in the Board’s area; and

(d) has, with that notification, provided the Board with sufficient evidence for it to satisfy itself that he is undergoing a post-registration programme.”