UK Statutory Instrument
2013
United Kingdom
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013
At a glance
What's here
14 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 14 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Modification of regulation 4: applications relating to emergency registered practitioners
Modification of regulation 5: consideration of applications
Modification of regulation 14: removal of emergency registered practitioners
Interpretation
National disqualification
Decisions of PCTs
Allocation of practitioners on previous lists
Inclusion subject to conditions
Suspended inclusion
Outstanding applications for registration
Readmission
Reviews
Appeals
Application for inclusion in a performers list
- Submit a complete application for inclusion in an NHS performers list
Consideration of applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NHS England must check applications and obtain references for performers list Crown / Minister / Government department
Deferment of decision on application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NHS England must notify practitioners of deferral decisions and process applications within set timescales Statutory regulator
Requirements with which a Practitioner included in a performers list must comply
- Report criminal, disciplinary and regulatory events to NHS England within 7 days
Conditions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NHS England must follow a fair process before imposing conditions on practitioners Crown / Minister / Government department
Appeals
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Practitioners can appeal NHS England decisions to the First-tier Tribunal Tribunal / Court
Restrictions on withdrawal from performers lists
- Practitioners must not withdraw from NHS performers list while under investigation
Medical performers list
- Medical practitioners must be on the performers list to provide primary medical services
Application for inclusion in the medical performers list
- Submit complete application for inclusion in the medical performers list with required information and undertakings
Dental performers list
- Do not perform primary dental services unless on the dental performers list
Application for inclusion in the dental performers list
- Provide required details and undertakings for dental performers list application
Additional grounds for refusal
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NHS England must refuse dental practitioners without foundation training Statutory regulator
Ophthalmic performers list
- Be on the ophthalmic performers list before providing primary ophthalmic services
Application for inclusion in the ophthalmic performers list
- Provide required information and undertakings when applying for ophthalmic performers list
Browse 35 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and application
Interpretation
Performers lists
Applications from Practitioners included in an equivalent list
Readmission
Decisions and grounds for refusal
Removal of returning practitioner after delayed checks
Failure to comply with conditions
Suspension
Payments during suspension
Removal from a performers list
Criteria for a decision on removal
Reviews
National disqualification
Notification
Amendment of or withdrawal from performers lists
Disclosure of information
Emergency registered practitioners
Interpretation
Contents of the medical performers list
Additional grounds for refusal
Grounds for removal from the medical performers list
Interpretation: general definitions
Interpretation: foundation training
Contents of the dental performers list
Grounds for removal from the dental performers list
Interpretation
Contents of the ophthalmic performers list
Additional grounds for refusal
Grounds for removal from the ophthalmic performers list
Qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
Approval of qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
Appeals from the Committee
Transitional and savings provisions
Revocation
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