The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

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35.  In the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015(1)—

(a)in regulation 3 (interpretation), in the following definitions, for “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health Professions Order 2001”—

(i)“chiropodist or podiatrist independent prescriber”, in paragraph (b),

(ii)“paramedic independent prescriber”, in paragraph (b),

(iii)“physiotherapist independent prescriber”, in paragraph (b),

(iv)“relevant register”, in paragraph (d),

(v)“supplementary prescriber”, in paragraph (b)(iv),

(vi)“therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber”, in paragraph (a),

(b)in regulation 76(4) (provision of information to a medical officer etc.), in the following definitions, for “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health Professions Order 2001”—

(i)“occupational therapist”,

(ii)“physiotherapist”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/1862; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/1077 and 2018/844.