Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order substitutes the Schedule to the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010 (S.I.2010/473). The Schedule lists the specialties recognised by the United Kingdom.

The substituted Schedule—

(a)

adds diagnostic neuropathology, forensic histopathology, paediatric and perinatal pathology, and vascular surgery as recognised specialties;

(b)

in accordance with Council Directive 2005/36 EC^f1 it includes an entry for histopathology (which requires a minimum training period of four years);

(c)

specifies a minimum training period of five years for medical oncology;

(d)

specifies a minimum training period of fours years for clinical genetics;

(e)

changes the name of the specialty of audiological medicine to audio vestibular medicine;

(f)

changes the name of the specialty of psychotherapy to medical psychotherapy.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Annex V, point 5.1.3.