- approved
means approved by the Committee or by the appeal committee on appeal from the Committee under regulation 43 or 44.
- approved trainer
means a dental practitioner— (a) who is included in the dental performers list;
- armed forces
means the regular forces within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 or the reserve forces within the meaning of that Act;
- both registers
means the register of medical practitioners and the GP Register;
- CCT
means Certificate of Completion of Training awarded under section 34L(1) of the Medical Act 1983 (award and withdrawal of a Certificate of Completion of Training);
- community dental service
means dental services provided under section 3(1)(c) of the 2006 Act (duties as to certain health services);
- contractor
means— (a) a person within the meaning of “contractor” in section 100(4) of the 2006 Act;
- dental list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 4(1) of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (dental list);
- dental performers list
means, unless the context otherwise requires, the list prepared, maintained and published by NHS England pursuant to regulation 3(1)(b);
- dental practitioner
means a person who is registered in the dentists register;
- dental supplementary list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 3 of the National Health Service (General Dental Services Supplementary List) and (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 2003 (supplementary list);
- dentists register
means the register referred to in section 14(1) of the Dentists Act 1984;
- director of a body corporate
includes a member of the body of persons controlling a body corporate (whether or not a limited liability partnership);
- emergency registered practitioner
means a medical practitioner— (a) who is registered as a registered medical practitioner pursuant to section 18A of the Medical Act 1983 (temporary registration with regard to emergencies involving loss of human life or human illness etc.);
- employment
means any employment, whether paid or unpaid, and, except in relation to the definition of a Type 1 armed forces GP, includes— (a) the provision of services under a contract for services;
- equivalent body
means— (a) in relation to England, prior to 1st October 2002, a Health Authority;
- equivalent list
means any list kept by an equivalent body which serves an equivalent function to a health service list;
- Fitness to Practise Panel
means a Fitness to Practise Panel of the General Medical Council;
- foundation training
has the meaning given in regulation 30 (interpretation: foundation training).
- foundation training scheme
means postgraduate medical education and training necessary for the award of a CCT in general practice;
- general medical practitioner
means a registered medical practitioner— (a) who is a GP Registrar;
- general medical services contract
has the meaning given in section 84(2) of the 2006 Act;
- health case
means a fitness to practise case in which an allegation is made that a dental practitioner's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of adverse physical or mental health;
- Health Professional Alert Notice
means a notice issued in accordance with the National Health Service Litigation Authority Directions 2013 stating that a named individual poses a significant risk of harm to patients, staff or the public and is likely to seek work in the NHS.
- health service list
means— (a) a list referred to in section 159(1) of the 2006 Act (national disqualification), including that section as enacted immediately before the transfer date;
- holder of a list
means the body which keeps a list;
- indemnity arrangement
means an arrangement which may comprise— (a) a policy of insurance;
- integrated care provider contract
has the meaning given in Schedule 3A to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;
- Interim Orders Committee
means the Interim Orders Committee of the General Dental Council;
- Interim Orders Panel
means an interim orders panel of the General Medical Council;
- investigation
means, in relation to a Practitioner or a body corporate of which the Practitioner is or has been a director, unless the context otherwise requires, an investigation into the conduct of the Practitioner or body corporate which could result in a finding relevant to the suitability of the Practitioner to be included in a list;
- licensed medical practitioner
means a medical practitioner who holds a license to practise;
- list
means, unless the context otherwise requires, a health service list or an equivalent list;
- medical list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 4 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (medical list);
- medical performers list
means, unless the context otherwise requires, the list prepared, maintained and published by NHS England pursuant to regulation 3(1)(a);
- medical supplementary list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 3 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) Regulations 2001 (supplementary list);
- national disqualification
means the effect of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal under section 159(1) of the 2006 Act (national disqualification);
- notice
means a notice in writing (including in electronic form) and “notify” is to be construed accordingly;
- ophthalmic hospital
includes an ophthalmic department of a hospital;
- ophthalmic list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 6 of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 (ophthalmic list);
- ophthalmic medical practitioner
means a registered medical practitioner who has been recognised as an ophthalmic medical practitioner under regulations 43 or 44;
- ophthalmic performers list
means, unless the context otherwise requires, the list prepared, maintained and published by NHS England pursuant to regulation 3(1)(c);
- ophthalmic practitioner
means either— (a) a registered optometrist, who is not a corporate body;
- ophthalmic supplementary list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 3 of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services Supplementary List) and (General Ophthalmic Services Amendment and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2005 (supplementary list);
- originating event
means, in relation to a conviction, investigation or proceedings, or a suspension, disqualification or removal from, refusal to include in or conditional inclusion in a list, the event which gives rise to it;
- PCT
means a Primary Care Trust.
- performers list
means, unless the context otherwise requires, a list referred to in regulation 3(1);
- period of emergency
means the period— (a) beginning when the Secretary of State advises the Registrar of the General Medical Council (“the Registrar”) that an emergency of the type described in section 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (meaning of “emergency”), has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur;
- postgraduate dental dean or director of postgraduate dental education
means a dental practitioner appointed to that position to assist in the provision of a suitable learning environment for dental practitioners performing primary dental services to meet the requirements and standards of the Dental Faculties of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Department of Health and Social Care;
- Practice Committee
has the meaning given in section 2(3) of the Dentists Act 1984 (committees of the Council);
- Practitioner
means a medical practitioner, dental practitioner or ophthalmic practitioner;
- primary medical services
means medical services provided under or pursuant to a contract or an agreement to which Part 4 of the 2006 Act (medical services) applies;
- professional registration number
means, in relation to a dental practitioner, the number against the dental practitioner's name in the dentists register;
- protected caution
means a caution of the kind described in article 2A(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975;
- protected conviction
means a conviction of the kind described in article 2A(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975;
- register
means— (a) in relation to an optometrist, the register maintained by the General Optical Council under section 7(a) (register of opticians) or 8B(1)(a) (visiting opticians from relevant European States: registers) of the Opticians Act 1989;
- register of medical practitioners
has the meaning given to it by section 2(2) of the Medical Act 1983 (registration of medical practitioners);
- regulatory body
means a body anywhere in the world which regulates or licenses any profession of which the Practitioner is or has been a member and includes a body which regulates or licenses the education, training or qualifications of that profession;
- relevant body
means, in relation to a Practitioner, the body for the time being mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (regulatory bodies), which regulates the profession of the Practitioner;
- relevant Part
means— (a) in the case of a medical practitioner, Part 2;
- relevant performers list
means— (a) in the case of a medical practitioner, the medical performers list;
- relevant period of employment
means—
- relevant scheme
means, in relation to a dental practitioner, the scheme in respect of which the dental practitioner is applying to be included in a dental performers list;
- returning practitioner
means a Practitioner who was included in a performers list at any time before making an application for inclusion in a performers list;
- scheme
means an arrangement to provide primary dental services— (a) in accordance with section 107 arrangements;
- section 107 arrangements
has the meaning given in section 107(8) of the 2006 Act (arrangements for the provision of primary dental services).
- section 92 arrangements
has the meaning given in section 92(8) of the 2006 Act (arrangements for the provision of primary medical services).
- services list
means a list prepared by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 3 of the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services)(Services List) and the (General Medical Services) and (General Medical Services Supplementary List) Amendment Regulations 2003 (services list);
- the 2006 Act
means the National Health Service Act 2006;
- the Committee
means the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee, appointed by such organisations representative of the medical profession as may be recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of approving— (a) ophthalmic hospitals, academic degrees, academic or postgraduate courses in ophthalmology, and appointments affording special opportunities for acquiring the necessary skill and experience of the kind required for the provision of primary ophthalmic services;
- the First-tier Tribunal
means the First-tier Tribunal constituted under section 3(1) of the Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (the First-tier tribunal);
- the NCAA
means the National Clinical Assessment Authority established as a Special Health Authority under section 28 of the 2006 Act (special health authorities);
- the NHS Business Services Authority
means the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) established as a Special Health Authority under section 28 of the 2006 Act (special health authorities);
- the NHSLA
means the National Health Service Litigation Authority established as a Special Health Authority under section 28 of the 2006 Act (special health authorities);
- the NICE
means the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence established as a Special Health Authority under section 28 of the 2006 Act (special health authorities);
- the NPSA
means the National Patient Safety Agency established as a Special Health Authority under section 28 of the 2006 Act (special health authorities);
- transfer date
means 1st April 2013;
- Type 1 armed forces GP
means a medical practitioner— (a) who is a member of the armed forces or employed by the Ministry of Defence;
- Type 2 armed forces GP
means a medical practitioner— (a) who is not a Type 1 armed forces GP;
- working day
means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.