Statutory Instruments
HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Made
13th June 2003
Laid before Parliament
17th June 2003
Coming into force
9th July 2003
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th day of June 2003
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Their Lordships, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by article 6(1), (2), and (3)(a), (b) and (g) of the Health Professions Order 2001 M1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having consulted the Health Professions Council in accordance with article 6(4) of that Order, hereby make the following Order:
Marginal Citations
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 9th July 2003.
(2) In this Order, “the Order” means the [F1Health Professions Order 2001];
“old register” means a register maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Order and listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 1(2) substituted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(a); S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)
2. It is hereby determined that the register shall be divided into the parts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
3. The designated titles in relation to each part of the register are the titles set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the part of the register specified in column 1.
4. If a person on 8 July 2003 is registered in an old register, that person shall be registered with effect from 9 July 2003 in the part of the register which is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite the title of the old register in which he is registered on 8 July 2003.
5. A title, qualification or other entry referred to in article 6(3) of the Order, which is recorded in the register in accordance with rule 3 of the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules M2 in respect of a registered professional whose registered address is in Wales, may be recorded in the register in Welsh as well as in English.
Marginal Citations
6.—(1) The entries in Parts 3 and 5 of the register may include such entry indicating the possession by a registrant of qualifications or competence in life sciences or physiological sciences, as the Council consider appropriate.
(2) Where a chiropodist holds a certificate of competence—
(a)issued by a Board under the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 M3 or by the Health Professions Council; and
(b)referred to in the following provisions of Schedule 5 to the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 M4 (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Medicines Act 1968)—
(i)in Part I (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), paragraph 10 (certificate of competence in the use of specified medicines), or
(ii)in Part III (exemption from restriction on administration), paragraph 1 (certificate in the use of analgesics),
the register may indicate that he holds such a certificate.
[F2(3) The entries in Parts 2 (Chiropodists and Podiatrists), 9 (Physiotherapists) and 11 (Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic) of the register may include an entry indicating that a registrant is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber for the purposes of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997.
(4) The Council may also include such entry in the register as it considers appropriate to indicate that a registrant possesses any other qualification (whether or not it is an approved qualification) or competence in a particular field or at a particular level of practice.]
Textual Amendments
F2Art. 6 para. (3)(4) inserted (21.08.2006) by The Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) (Amendment) Order of Council 2006 (S.I. 2006/1996), arts. 1, 2
Marginal Citations
M4S.I. 1997/1830, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/108 and S.I. 1998/2081.
6A. Entries in Part 14 of the register are to include such entries as the Council considers appropriate to indicate whether the registrant’s field of competence is as a clinical psychologist, a counselling psychologist, an educational psychologist, a forensic psychologist, a health psychologist, an occupational psychologist, a sport and exercise psychologist, or a combination of these.]
Textual Amendments
F47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F4Art. 7 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 8 para. 16 (with reg. 12A, Sch. 8 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 16(6)-(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Articles 2 and 3
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Parts of the Register | Designated title |
| Part 1—Arts Therapists: Music, Drama or Art | Art Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist |
| Part 2— [F5Chiropodists and Podiatrists] | Chiropodist, Podiatrist |
| Part 3—Clinical Scientists | Clinical Scientist |
| Part 4—Dietitians | Dietitian, Dietician |
| Part 5— [F6Biomedical Scientists] | [F7Biomedical Scientist] |
| Part 6—Occupational Therapists | Occupational Therapist |
| Part 7—Orthoptists | Orthoptist |
| Part 8—Paramedics | Paramedic |
| Part 9—Physiotherapists | Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist |
| Part 10—Prosthetists and Orthotists | Prosthetist and Orthotist, Prosthetist, Orthotist |
| Part 11—Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic | Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer, Therapeutic Radiographer |
| Part 12—Speech and Language Therapists | Speech and Language Therapist, Speech Therapist |
| [F8Part 13— Operating Department Practitioners] | [F9Operating Department Practitioner] |
| [F10Part 14 – Practitioner Psychologists] | [F11Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Health Psychologist, Occupational Psychologist, Practitioner Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, Sport and exercise Psychologist.] |
| [F12Part 15-Hearing Aid Dispensers] | [F13Hearing Aid Dispenser] |
| F14. . . | F15. . . |
Textual Amendments
F5Words in Sch. 1 substituted (27.7.2004) by The Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2033), arts. 1(2), 11(a)(i)
F6Words in Sch. 1 substituted (27.7.2004) by The Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2033), arts. 1(2), 11(a)(ii)
F7Words in Sch. 1 substituted (27.7.2004) by The Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2033), arts. 1(2), 11(b)
F8Words in Sch. 1 added (18.10.2004) by Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) (Amendment) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/2522), arts. 1, 2(a)
F9Words in Sch. 1 added (18.10.2004) by Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) (Amendment) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/2522), arts. 1, 2(b)
F10Words in Sch. 1 added (1.7.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(9), Sch. 4 para. 8(b)(i); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(1)(c)
F11Words in Sch. 1 added (1.7.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(9), Sch. 4 para. 8(b)(ii); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(1)(c)
F12Words in Sch. 1 added (1.4.2010) by The Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/233), arts. 1(3), 10(a) (with arts. 4-6)
F13Words in Sch. 1 added (1.4.2010) by The Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/233), arts. 1(3), 10(b) (with arts. 4-6)
F14Words in Sch. 1 omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(i); S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)
F15Words in Sch. 1 omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)
Article 4
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Old Register | Part of the new register |
| Arts Therapists | Part 1 |
| Chiropodists | Part 2 |
| Clinical Scientists | Part 3 |
| Dietitians | Part 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Technicians | Part 5 |
| Occupational Therapists | Part 6 |
| Orthoptists | Part 7 |
| Paramedics | Part 8 |
| Physiotherapists | Part 9 |
| Prosthetists and Orthotists | Part 10 |
| Radiographers | Part 11 |
| Speech and Language Therapists | Part 12 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order determines the parts into which the register established and maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 is to be divided, and the designated titles which may be used only by persons included in the register. The Order also provides for persons who are included in a register which is superseded by the register to be included in the new register; for certain entries to be in Welsh as well as in English; and for the register to include entries indicating the possession of qualifications or competence.