HM GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR
PRESS RELEASE No: 120/2014
Date: 17th March 2014
STATUTORY REGULATION OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (also known as PROFESSIONS ALLIED TO / SUPPLEMENTARY TO MEDICINE)
The Government will shortly be enacting law on the regulation of Allied Health Practitioners (AHPs). An Allied Health Practitioner (AHP) is a member of one of the 23 professions listed in the appendix to this Press Release.
The purpose of this Press Release is to inform and alert such practitioners about imminent changes in the law that are likely to impact upon their professional practice.
The new law will make it mandatory for any practitioner in the 23 listed professions to register with the Medical Registration Board prior to engaging in any practice of his/her profession. Practice in Gibraltar without appropriate registration will be a legal offence and prosecutable.
The law will require that in order to register with the Gibraltar Board, all AHPs should already be registered with the respective UK Regulator (also listed in the appendix to this Press Release) and that such registration should be current and valid at all times. The practitioner will also be required to comply with the guidance of the respective UK Regulator, such as in ethical practice, professional development, standards of work, etc.
The new law will come into force from the 1st October 2014.
Allied Health Practitioners who do not have a current and valid registration with their respective UK Regulator are strongly advised to take immediate steps to obtain such registration and will not be receiving any further notice. Practitioners already holding registrations with their UK Regulator are advised to await further instructions from the Medical Registration Board. Practitioners who intend to rely on European qualifications to entitle them to practise in Gibraltar should contact the Medical Registration Board for information as to the procedures for recognition of their entitlements.
The Medical Registration Board, as the statutory body that will be regulating these professions, will shortly be publishing practical details of registration procedures. At this stage, practitioners do not need to do anything, but they may wish to record their interest and contact details for further updates and mailings with the secretary of the Medical Registration Board, whose contacts are given below.
Medical Registration Board
Email : Sandra.Lopez@gha.gi
Phone : +(350) 2007 1685
Opening Hours : Mondays to Fridays between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
(Appendix : List of Allied Health Professions)
APPENDIX : LIST OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
to be regulated by amendment to the Medical & Health Act 1997
|
Regulated
profession |
Protected title | UK Regulator |
| Arts Therapist |
Art Therapist
Art Psychotherapist Drama Therapist Music Therapist |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Biomedical Scientist | Biomedical Scientist | Health Care Professions Council |
| Chiropodist and podiatrist |
Chiropodist
Podiatrist |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Chiropractor | Chiropractor | General Chiropractic Council |
| Clinical Scientist | Clinical Scientist | Health Care Professions Council |
| Dental Hygienist | Dental Hygienist | General Dental Council |
| Dental Technician |
Health Care Professions
CouncilDental Technician |
General Dental Council |
| Dental Therapist | Dental Therapist | General Dental Council |
| Dietician |
Dietician
Dietitian |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Dispensing Optician | Dispensing Optician | General Optical Council |
| Hearing Aid Dispenser | Hearing Aid Dispenser | Health Care Professions Council |
| Occupational Therapist | Occupational Therapist | Health Care Professions Council |
| Operating Department Technician | Operating Department Technician | Health Care Professions Council |
| Optometrist |
Optometrist
Ophthalmic Optician Optician |
General Optical Council |
| Orthodontic Therapist | Orthodontic Therapist | General Dental Council |
| Orthoptist | Orthoptist | Health Care Professions Council |
| Orthotist and Prosthetist |
Prosthetist
Orthotist |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Osteopath | Osteopath | General Osteopathic Council |
| Paramedic | Paramedic | Health Care Professions Council |
| Physiotherapist |
Physiotherapist
Physical Therapist |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Practitioner Psychologist |
Clinical Psychologist
Counselling Psychologist Educational Psychologist Forensic psychologist Health Psychologist Occupational Psychologist |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Radiographer |
Radiographer
Diagnostic Radiographer Therapeutic Radiographer |
Health Care Professions Council |
| Speech and Language Therapist |
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech Therapist |
Health Care Professions Council |
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