# The Prison (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2005, Paragraph 3


In rule 20 (medical attendance)—
(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) Every request by a prisoner to see a registered medical practitioner, a registered nurse or other health care professional such as is mentioned in paragraph (3) shall be recorded by the officer to whom it is made and promptly passed on to the medical officer.”;
(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) The medical officer may consult —
(a) a registered medical practitioner,
(b) a registered nurse, or
(c) any other health care professional,
and such a person may work within the prison under the general supervision of the medical officer.”;
(c) omit paragraph (4);
(d) in paragraph (5) for the words “the medical officer” substitute “a registered medical practitioner such as is mentioned in paragraph (3)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3437/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-amendment-no-2-rules-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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