Section 204(1)

In this Act, “health professional” means any of the following— a registered medical practitioner; a registered nurse or midwife; a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists Act 1984 (see section 53 of that Act); a registered dispensing optician or a registered optometrist within the meaning of the Opticians Act 1989 (see section 36 of that Act); a registered osteopath with the meaning of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (see section 41 of that Act); a registered chiropractor within the meaning of the Chiropractors Act 1994 (see section 43 of that Act); a person registered as a member of a profession to which the Health ... Professions Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/254) for the time being extends; ... a registered pharmacist or a registered pharmacy technician within the meaning of the Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231) (see article 3 of that Order); a registered person within the meaning of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1213 (N.I. 22)) (see Article 2 of that Order); a child psychotherapist; a scientist employed by a health service body as head of a department. a person registered under the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04