SCHEDULE 1Additional services
Minor surgery8
1
A contractor whose contract includes the provision of minor surgery must comply with the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
The contractor must make available to patients where appropriate—
a
curettage;
b
cautery; and
c
cryocautery of warts, verrucae and other skin lesions.
3
The contractor must record in the patient's record—
a
details of the minor surgery provided to the patient; and
b
the consent of the patient to that surgery.
4
In this paragraph, “patient's record” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4.