The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3Power of direction

4Experience and certificates required

PART IIPRESCRIBED EXPERIENCE

6Prescribed medical experience

7Approval of trainers

8Approval of training posts

9Satisfactory completion of prescribed experience

10Certificate of prescribed experience

PART IIIEQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE

11Meaning of equivalent experience

12Certificate of equivalent experience

PART IVAPPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF CERTIFICATES

13Appeals against refusal of certificates

14Appeal bodies

15Power of the Secretary of State to make new appointments

16Procedure on appeal

17Determination of appeals

PART VMISCELLANEOUS

18Service of notices, etc.

19Application of section 84(2) to (4) of the Act

21Existing circumstances

SCHEDULE 1TEXT OF ARTICLES 30, 31(1) AND 34 OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE

2Part-time training must be of a level of quality equivalent...

SCHEDULE 2COMPETENCIES TO BE TESTED BY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

SCHEDULE 3INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN STATEMENTS OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF TRAINING

Part IInformation to be contained in a statement of satisfactory completion of the prescribed experience as a General Practice (GP) Registrar

Part IIInformation to be contained in a statement of satisfactory completion of a period of prescribed experience in a post falling within regulation 8

SCHEDULE 4THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1977, SECTION 84(2)—(4)(AS MODIFIED)

SCHEDULE 5REVOCATIONS

1997 No. 2817

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997

Made26th November 1997

Laid before Parliament26th November 1997

Coming into force30th January 1998

The Secretary of State, being designated1 for the purposes of, and in exercise of powers conferred by, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 and in exercise of powers conferred by sections 31 and 32 of the National Health Service Act 19773, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—