3A.—(1) Except in the case of a body corporate, in each relevant period an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician providing or assisting in the provision of general ophthalmic services must—
(a)undertake [F2and satisfactorily complete] a course of training provided by NHS Education for Scotland which comprises training on any or all of the following topics:—
(i)the content and application of these Regulations and other relevant rules and law;
(ii)record keeping;
(iii)leadership, managing and working within an ophthalmic practice;
(iv)clinical skills and governance;
(v)managing ocular conditions;
(vi)ethical and professional obligations;
(vii)best practice guidance; F3...
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) In this paragraph “relevant period” means each of the following periods—
(a)1st October 2018 until 31st December 2020;
(b)1st January 2021 until 31st December 2021; and
(c)each successive period of 12 months after the period specified in head (b).
[F4(3) Where an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician is first included in the Ophthalmic List of any Board after 31st October in any relevant period, the requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to that ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician for that relevant period.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 3A inserted (1.10.2018) by The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/212), regs. 1(2), 10(4)
F2Words in sch. 1 para. 3A(1) inserted (1.7.2022) by The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/169), regs. 1(1), 14(b)(i)(aa)
F3Sch. 1 para. 3A(1)(b) and word omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/169), regs. 1(1), 14(a)(i)(bb)