# The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training (Amendment) Order of Council 2012, Note: 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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/344/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/postgraduate-medical-education-and-training-amendment-order-of-council-2012/note
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