# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/121 · made 20 January 2000

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 to add suitably qualified nurses working in Walk-in Centres to the categories of nurse who may prescribe under the National Health Service in England.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 41, Section 42, Section 126)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2000/pdf/uksi_20000121_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 20th January 2000
Laid before Parliament 24th January 2000
Coming into force 14th February 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 41, 42 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:–

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 14th February 2000.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992

In the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992, in regulation 2(1A) (which describes nurse prescribers who may issue prescription forms)–
(a) for head (iii) of sub-paragraph (a) substitute–
“(iii) is, at the time of ordering the listed drug or medicine or listed appliance–
(aa) employed as a district nurse by a Health Authority or an NHS trust;
(bb) employed as a nurse, by a doctor whose name is included in a medical list;
(cc) assisting in the performance of personal medical services under a pilot scheme; or
(dd) assisting, in the capacity of a nurse, in the provision of services in a Walk-in Centre which, in this regulation, means a Centre at which information and treatment for minor conditions is provided to the public under arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State; or”; and
(b) for head (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) substitute–
“(ii) is, at the time of ordering the listed drug or medicine or listed appliance–
(aa) employed as a health visitor by a Health Authority or an NHS trust;
(bb) employed as a nurse, by a doctor whose name is included in a medical list;
(cc) assisting in the performance of personal medical services under a pilot scheme; or
(dd) assisting, in the capacity of a nurse, in the provision of services in a Walk-in Centre;”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Denham
Minister of State,
Department of Health
20th January 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 to add suitably qualified nurses working in Walk-in Centres to the categories of nurse who may prescribe under the National Health Service in England.

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