Amendment to regulation 25 (change of doctor)
11. For regulation 25 (change of doctor) of the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted the following regulation:—
“Change of doctor
25.—(1) A woman who has arranged with a doctor (in this regulation referred to as “the original doctor”) for the provision of maternity medical services may terminate the arrangement by—
(a)giving written notice to that effect to—
(i)the Board; or
(ii)the original doctor who shall within 7 days given written notice to the Board; or
(b)making a new arrangement with another doctor who shall within 7 days give written notice to the Board of the new arrangement.
(2) Where a Board receives notification in accordance with paragraph (1)(a)(i) or (b) it shall within 7 days give written notice to the original doctor that the arrangement with him has been terminated.”.