Amendment of regulation 2
3.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definition of “allied health profession subject”(1), after “chiropody,”, insert “dental profession subject,”;
(b)in the appropriate place, insert—
““dental profession subject” means dental hygiene, dental therapy and dental hygiene and dental therapy;”;
(c)in the appropriate place, insert—
““postgraduate pre-registration course” means an education and training programme leading to a graduate master’s degree or a postgraduate diploma which is a condition of inclusion in the register (or, as the case may be, the relevant part or parts of the register) maintained by—
(d)for the definition of “pre-registration course”(4), substitute—
““pre-registration course” means an education and training programme leading to a qualification, the standard of which is not higher than a first degree course, which is a condition of inclusion in the register (or, as the case may be, the relevant part or parts of the register) maintained by—
the Health and Care Professions Council, for operating department practice and allied health profession subjects, other than dental profession subjects;
the Nursing and Midwifery Council, for midwifery or nursing;
the General Dental Council(5), for dental profession subjects;
the Health and Care Professions Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, for nursing and social work;”.
The definition of “allied health profession subject” was inserted by S.I. 2017/114 and amended by S.I. 2018/136 and 2018/434.
This register can be found at http://www.hpc-uk.org/check/.
This register can be found at https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/search-the-register/.
The definition of “pre-registration course” was inserted by S.I. 2017/114 and amended by S.I. 2018/136 and 2018/434.
This register can be found at https://olr.gdc-uk.org/SearchRegister.