Paragraph 26 Amendment of article 37

in paragraph (1)(zb) for “article 13(1)(b), (c) or (e)” substitute “article 13(1)(b), (c), (e) or (f)”;

in paragraph (1)(aa) immediately after “article 39A (visiting general systems nurses from relevant European States)” insert “, article 39C (visiting general systems nursing associates from relevant European States)”;

in paragraph (1)(e) for “the profession of nurse or midwife in the United Kingdom” substitute “the profession of a nurse or midwife in the United Kingdom, or a nursing associate in England”;

for paragraph (5)(c) substitute—

“(c)

for a panel considering an appeal to consist of no fewer than three members who are to be selected with due regard to the matter under consideration and to include—

(i)

one registrant registered in the same part of the register as the one in which the person concerned is, or is applying to be, registered except in relation to appeals concerning nursing associates, where the panel must include one registrant registered in the nurses’ or the nursing associates’ part of the register, and

(ii)

a person who—

(aa)

is not and never has been a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate,

(bb)

is not and never has been a registered medical practitioner, and

(cc)

does not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for registration as a registered nurse, midwife, nursing associate or a registered medical practitioner;”.