# The Community Health Partnerships (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Membership


(1) The Board shall ensure that so far as practicable, at least one person falling within each of the following sub-paragraphs is appointed as a member:–
(a) a medical practitioner whose name is included in a list of primary medical services performers prepared in accordance with section 17P of the Act;
(b) a nurse who is registered on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s professional register and who is employed by the Board or a person or body other than a Board which is party to a general medical services contract;
(c) a registered pharmacist whose name is included in, or who is fully or substantially employed by a person or body whose name is included in, a pharmaceutical list prepared by a Board in accordance with Regulation 5 of the National Health Service (General Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995;
(d) a dental practitioner who is either included on Part A of the dental list prepared by a Board in accordance with regulation 4(1) of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 or is performing services by virtue of section 39 of the Act;
(e) an ophthalmic optician whose name is included on an ophthalmic list prepared by a Board in accordance with regulation 6(1) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986;
(f) a person registered as an allied health professional with the Health Professions Council;
(g) an officer of the Board who is a member of, or is nominated by, the area partnership forum;
(h) a member or officer of a local authority;
(i) a member of the public partnership forum;
(j) a member of a voluntary organisation whose activities include the provision of a service similar or related to a service provided by the Board under or by virtue of the Act;
(k) an officer of the Board; and
(l) a registered medical practitioner not providing primary medical services.
(2) Every person appointed by the Board as a member shall, so far as practicable, be employed or perform services in, or have a substantial connection with, the area of the community health partnership.
(3) Where:
(a) a member ceases to satisfy paragraph (2); or
(b) a member appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) ceases to fulfil the requirements of the sub-paragraph of paragraph (1) under which that person was appointed,
the Board shall, by giving notice in writing, remove that person from office as a member.
(4) Where, in establishing the community health partnership, the Board considers that it is or would be impracticable to appoint a person falling within one or more of the sub-paragraphs in paragraph (1), it shall set out in the scheme of establishment–
(a) the persons which it is or would be impracticable to appoint; and
(b) the reasons for that view.
(5) When determining who to appoint as a member, the Board shall have regard to the need to ensure the membership of the community health partnership reflects a reasonable balance of interest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/386/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-health-partnerships-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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