Regulation 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

after the definition of “pharmacist contractor” insert–

• ““pharmacist independent prescriber” means a person–

  1. (a)

     who is registered in Part 1 of the register maintained under article 10(1) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007^f2 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976^f3; and

  2. (b)

     against whose name in the relevant register is recorded an annotation signifying that he or she is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber;”; and

in the definition of “prescriber” after “doctor,” insert “pharmacist independent prescriber,”.