# The Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Regulations 1990, Section 6: Registers of staff and other persons providing professional services


(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the person registered shall maintain or cause to be maintained a register of—
(a) all members of staff employed at the nursing home;
(b) all medical practitioners who—
(i) are resident at the home; and
(ii) provide professional services to patients; and
(c) all dental practitioners and pharmacists who provide such services to patients.
(2) The register referred to in paragraph (1) shall—
(a) with respect to each person entered include the name, date of birth, home address, and dates of employment (both of commencement and termination) in, and details of position in, the home; and
(b) with respect to every member of the nursing staff, and every practitioner or pharmacist, include details of his qualifications and current professional registration.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the person registered shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a register of visiting medical practitioners responsible for the care of any patients in the nursing home, which register shall, with respect to each practitioner, disclose—
(a) his full name and business address;
(b) his qualifications and current registration; and
(c) the names of the patients past and present in the home who have been or are currently in his care.
(4) The registers shall be maintained in pursuance of this regulation with respect to each member of staff, practitioner or pharmacist recorded in it, and be retained at the nursing home by the person currently registered for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the last entry in that register in respect of that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1310/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-regulations-1990/section-6
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