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In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “assessment” means either a consultation between a patient and a F2healthcare professional which takes place in person or by telephone or a consideration by a healthcare professional of a written report by another healthcare professional or other health F3...professional;

  • “condition” means a specific disease or bodily or mental disability;

  • F4...

  • “F5other health professional” means a person (other than a F6healthcare professional and not being the patient) who isF7..., a registered midwife, F8... or a member of any profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002;

  • “patient” means the person in respect of whom a statement is given in accordance with these rules.

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/137), regs. 1(2), 3(4)

F2

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(a)(i)

F3

Word in Sch. 1 rule 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(a)(ii)

F4

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(b)

F5

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(c)(i)

F6

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(c)(ii)

F7

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(c)(iii)

F8

Words in Sch. 1 rule 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(c)(iv)