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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Subject to paragraph 4, a doctor shall have his name included in the minor surgery list if he has provided the Board with a declaration that he is capable of carrying out all the procedures in respect of all the conditions listed in Schedule 7 and satisfies the conditions in paragraphs 3 and 5;\nAND EITHER\n(a) he has provided the Board with a certificate of satisfactory completion of a training course approved by the Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, which he has attended within the 5 years prior to application for inclusion in the list;\nOR\n(b) he has obtained a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons qualification within the 10 years prior to application for inclusion in the list;\nAND\n(c) he will provide evidence that he complies with current guidance given by the Department on the protection of health care workers and patients from Hepatitis B;\nAND\n(d) a doctor shall confirm to the Board that he will carry out an annual self audit of minor surgery procedures including the minimum data set:—\n(i) total number of procedures performed;\n(ii) number of procedures by type (as outlined in Schedule 7);\n(iii) number of complications and type;\n(iv) number of complications which required referral for further investigation or treatment; and\n(v) number of specimens sent for histology.",
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