# General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 1

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

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;
AND EITHER
(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;
OR
(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;
AND
(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;
AND
(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:—
(i) total number of procedures performed;
(ii) number of procedures by type (as outlined in Schedule 7);
(iii) number of complications and type;
(iv) number of complications which required referral for further investigation or treatment; and
(v) number of specimens sent for histology.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/380/schedule/3/part/IX/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-3/part-IX/paragraph-1
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