The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004

63.—(1) The contractor shall only employ a GP Registrar for the purpose of being trained by a GP Trainer with the agreement of the Assembly and subject to the conditions in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are that the contractor shall not, by reason only of having employed or engaged a GP Registrar, reduce the total number of hours for which other medical practitioners perform primary medical services under the contract or for which other staff assist them in the performance of those services.

(3) A contractor which employs a GP Registrar shall —

(a) offer the GP Registrar terms of employment in accordance with the rates and subject to the conditions contained in any directions given by the Assembly to Local Health Boards under section 16BB(4) of the Act (Assembly’s directions : exercise of functions) concerning the grants, fees travelling and other allowances payable to GP Registrars M1 ; and

(b) take into account any guidance issued by the Assembly in relation to the GP Registrar Scheme M2 .

Marginal Citations

M1 The current directions are the Directions to Local Health Boards concerning the GP Vocational Training Scheme (GPTVS) dated December 2003.. A copy of these directions can be found on the Assembly’s website at www.wales.gov.uk/subihealth or a copy may be obtained by writing to Education, Training and Development Branch. NHS HR Division National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

M2 The current guidance is the GP Registrar Scheme Vocational Guide for General Medical Practice — the UK Guide 2000 published by the Department of Health and available on their website at www.doh.gov.uk/medicaltrainingin theuk.