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—

    1. a

      an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;

    2. b

      an NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20063 which has a function of providing ambulance services;

    3. 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;