# The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 8: Minor surgery


(1) A contractor whose contract includes the provision of minor surgery shall comply with the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) The contractor shall make available to patients where appropriate—
(a) curettage;
(b) cautery; and
(c) cryocautery of warts, verrucae and other skin lesions.
(3) The contractor shall ensure that its record of any treatment provided under this paragraph includes the consent of the patient to that treatment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/291/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2004/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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