The National Health Service (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Amendment Regulations 1999

Interpretation

3.  In regulation 2(1)–

(a) after the definition of “the previous Regulations” insert–

• ““the health service” has the meaning given in section 108 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1);”;

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

““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(2);”;

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

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

“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;”;

(d) after the definition of “medical list” insert–

““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 or body 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 Board;

(c)

a registered dentist including one 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;”;

(e) delete the definition of “pilot scheme employee”;

(f) for the definition of “practitioner” substitute–

• ““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 Board, other than a registered dentist who is employed by a Health Board;

  (b)

  an assistant practitioner;

  (c)

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

  (d)

  a registered dentist who is engaged, under a contract for services, by 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 Board, other than a registered dentist who was employed by a Health Board; or

  (ii)

  who was an assistant practitioner;

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

(g) after the definition of “practitioner” insert–

• ““registered dentist” has the meaning given in section 53(1) of the Dentists Act 1984(3);”;

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

““the Scheme” means the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme for Scotland, the rules of which are set out in the Superannuation Scheme Regulations;”.

(1)

1978 c. 29.

(2)

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

(3)

1984 c. 24.