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The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

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MEDICAL PROFESSION

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

These Regulations arise out of Title IV of Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (which is referred to in these Regulations as the “Medical Directive”). The Medical Directive consolidated earlier Directives. Title IV is about vocational training for doctors providing general medical services in the national social security schemes of the member States, and comes fully into effect on 1st January 1995.

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

Regulations

The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003

Sch. 10

Pt. 2

art. 1(2)

(3)

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

reg. 3A

The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

reg. 14(3)

reg. 1(1)(b)

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

Regulations

The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2004

art. 86(4)

art. 93

art. 1(1)

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

Regulations

The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004

art. 110(4)

art. 1(1)

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

Regulations

The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

art. 92

art. 88

art. 1(1)

The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994

Regulations

The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004

reg. 10

reg. 1(2)

PART IISPECIFIC TRAINING IN GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

Competent Authority3

1

The JCPTGP is the competent authority in the United Kingdom for all the purposes of Title IV of the Medical Directive (which relates to specific training in general medical practice) except as mentioned in paragraph (2).

2

For the purposes of article 37 of the Medical Directive (recognition of certificates), the General Medical Council10 is responsible for recognising vocational training certificates and certificates of acquired rights issued in EEA States other than the United Kingdom.