(1)    These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 3rd July 2006.

(2)    These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3)    In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004.

In regulation 13 of the principal Regulations (suspension)—

(a)    at the beginning of paragraph (9), insert “Except as provided in paragraph (9A),” and

(b)    after paragraph (9) insert—

“(9A)    For the purpose of an application by a performer who is suspended under these Regulations to be included in another performers list, he shall be treated as still included in the list from which he is suspended, notwithstanding that suspension.”.

In regulation 22 of the principal Regulations (medical performers list)—

(a)    in paragraph (1), for “(2) and (3)”, substitute “(2) to (3)”; and

(b)    after paragraph (2) insert paragraphs (2A) and (2B)—

“(2A)    A medical practitioner who falls within paragraph (2B) may perform primary medical services in the area of a Primary Care Trust, but only in so far as the performance of those services constitutes part of a programme of post-registration supervised clinical practice approved by the Board (“a post-registration programme”).

(2B)    A medical practitioner falls within this paragraph if he—

(a)    is not a GP Registrar;

(b)    is undertaking a post-registration programme;

(c)    has notified the Primary Care Trust that he will be undertaking part or all of a post-registration programme in its area at least 24 hours before commencing any part of that programme taking place in the Primary Care Trust's area; and

(d)    has, with that notification, provided the Primary Care Trust with evidence sufficient for it to satisfy itself that he is undergoing a post-registration programme.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Warner

Minister of State

Department of Health

23rd May 2006

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004 (“the Principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 13 to make it clear that a performer who is suspended from a list is still treated as being included in that list in relation to any application he may make for inclusion in another list.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 22 of the principal Regulations so as to permit a doctor, who is undertaking the post-registration part of the foundation programme for newly qualified doctors, to perform primary medical services without being a general medical practitioner or on a list, but only in so far as the performance of primary medical services constitutes part of that programme.