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Paragraph 21 Absences, deputies, assistants and partners

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(1)

A doctor shall inform the FHSA of any arrangements for the engagement of a deputy on a regular basis unless the deputy—

(a)

is an assistant of the doctor, or is a doctor included in the medical list of an FHSA; and

(b)

is to carry out the arrangements at the doctor’s practice premises.

(2)

Where a doctor proposes to be absent from his practice for more than a week, he shall inform the FHSA of the name of any doctor responsible for his practice during his absence.