The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

Obtaining minor surgery services

33.—(1) A person may apply to a doctor—

(a) who is—

(i) the doctor on whose list he is included (in this paragraph referred to as “his own doctor”),

(ii) a doctor with whom his own doctor practises in partnership, or

(iii) a doctor with whom his own doctor is associated in a group practice; and

(b) whose name is included in any medical list and in the minor surgery list of the Board,

for the provision of any procedure specified in Schedule 4.

(2) A doctor whose name is included in the medical list may, in respect of any person on his list or on the list of a doctor with whom he practises in partnership or with whom he is associated in a group practice, undertake to provide minor surgery services, provided that his name is included in the minor surgery list.

(3) A doctor who has undertaken, pursuant to paragraph (2), to provide minor surgery services in respect of any patient shall provide, or at least offer to provide, any of the procedures described in Schedule 4 which it is, in his opinion, appropriate for him to provide in respect of that patient.

(4) Where a doctor provides minor surgery services in respect of a patient who is not included on his list, he shall inform in writing the doctor on whose list the patient is included of the outcome of the procedure.

(5) A doctor who provides minor surgery services shall ensure that at all times he has available suitable and adequate premises, equipment and facilities for use by him in providing such services.

(6) A doctor shall not be required to provide minor surgery services for a patient unless, following an application pursuant to paragraph (1), he has accepted that patient for the provision of such services.

(7) Nothing in this regulation shall prevent any doctor personally performing, in the course of providing general medical services (otherwise than by way of minor surgery services) for the benefit of a patient, a procedure described in Schedule 4.