Amendment of regulation 23
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “health prescription”, for “a doctor or a dentist” substitute “a doctor, a dentist, a nurse independent prescriber, a pharmacist independent prescriber or a supplementary prescriber”;
b
after the definition of “operating department practitioner” insert—
“organisation providing ambulance services” means one of the following health service organisations—
- a
an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;
- b
an NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20063 which has a function of providing ambulance services;
- c
the Scottish Ambulance Board;
c
after the definition of “prescription” insert—
“prison” has the same meaning as in section 4(9) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 20004;