The National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)–

(a) for the definition of “assistant practitioner” substitute the following definition–

““assistant practitioner” means an employee of a medical practitioner or dental practitioner on the list of a Health Authority being himself a medical practitioner or dental practitioner who, in such employment, is engaged in assisting his employer in the actual discharge of his duties as such practitioner, and for whose employment the consent of the Health Authority is required;”;

(b) after the definition of “average remuneration” insert the following definition–

““dental hygienist” means a person whose name is included in the roll of dental hygienists referred to in regulation 21 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986(1);”;

(c) after the definition of “dental list”(2) insert the following definition–

““dental pilot scheme employee” means an individual who is performing personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme, and is employed by an individual providing those services;”;

(d) after the definition of “Dental Practice Board” insert the following definition–

““dental therapist” means a person whose name is included in the roll of dental therapists referred to in regulation 25 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986;”;

(e) after the definition of “employing authority”, insert the following definition–

• ““the health service” has the meaning given in section 128(1)(3) of the 1977 Act;”;

(f) after the definition of “medical list”(4) insert the following definitions–

““medical pilot scheme employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of personal medical services in accordance with a pilot scheme, is employed by an individual providing those services;

“NHS dental employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in the health service, is employed by–

(a)

a National Health Service trust;

(b)

a Health Authority;

(c)

a registered dentist; or

(d)

a registered dentist who is providing personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme;

“personal dental services” has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;

“personal medical services” has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;”;

(g) the definition of “pilot scheme employee” shall be deleted;

(h) for the definition of “practitioner”(5) substitute the following definition–

• ““practitioner” means–

  (a)

  a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist whose name is included on the medical list or, as the case may be, on the dental list of a Health Authority, other than a registered dentist who is employed by a Health Authority;

  (b)

  an assistant practitioner;

  (c)

  a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist who is providing piloted services under a pilot scheme;

  (d)

  a registered dentist who contracts with a person providing piloted services to carry out personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme; and

  (e)

  a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist who is a medical pilot scheme employee or a dental pilot scheme employee, as the case may be, and–

  (i)

  whose name appears on the medical list or, as the case may be, the dental list of a Health Authority, other than a registered dentist who was employed by a Health Authority; or

  (ii)

  who was an assistant practitioner;

  immediately prior to the commencement of employment as a medical or dental pilot scheme employee;”;

(i) after the definition of “practitioner” insert the following definition–

• ““registered dentist” has the meaning given in section 53(1) of the Dentists Act 1984(6);”;

(j) after the definition of “relevant pension scheme” insert the following definition–

““the Scheme” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme for England and Wales, the rules of which are set out in the pension scheme regulations;”.

(1)

S.I. 1986/887 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

This definition was inserted by S.I. 1998/667.

(3)

This definition was amended by paragraph 77(c) of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53).

(4)

This definition was inserted by S.I. 1998/667.

(5)

The definition of “practitioner” was substituted by S.I. 1998/667.

(6)

1984 c. 24.