# General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 3: Premises/facilities

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

A doctor shall demonstrate to the Board that the premises/facilities within which he provides, or is proposing to provide, minor surgery services meet the following standards:
(a) physical facilities with:—
(i) sufficient space;
(ii) an appropriate couch or table;
(iii) proper lighting;
(iv) appropriate arrangements for privacy;
(v) hand-washing facilities; and
(vi) proper arrangements for the provision of sterile equipment (other than by boiling alone), compatible with modern surgical practice;
(b) resuscitation facilities and arrangements shall be in place to deal with situations such as anaphylactia or other similar reactions to local anaesthetic drugs.

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