
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 14th February 2000.
2 
In the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992, in regulation 2(1A) (which describes nurse prescribers who may issue prescription forms)–
(a) for head (iii) of sub-paragraph (a) substitute–“
(iii) is, at the time of ordering the listed drug or medicine or listed appliance–(aa) employed as a district nurse by a Health Authority or an NHS trust;(bb) employed as a nurse, by a doctor whose name is included in a medical list;(cc) assisting in the performance of personal medical services under a pilot scheme; or(dd) assisting, in the capacity of a nurse, in the provision of services in a Walk-in Centre which, in this regulation, means a Centre at which information and treatment for minor conditions is provided to the public under arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State; or”; and
(b) for head (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) substitute–“
(ii) is, at the time of ordering the listed drug or medicine or listed appliance–(aa) employed as a health visitor by a Health Authority or an NHS trust;(bb) employed as a nurse, by a doctor whose name is included in a medical list;(cc) assisting in the performance of personal medical services under a pilot scheme; or(dd) assisting, in the capacity of a nurse, in the provision of services in a Walk-in Centre;”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Denham
Minister of State,
Department of Health
20th January 2000