I agree with Bill Davies that under these regulations there is a legal
requirement 'to have access to' a 'certificated' LPA.  The present route to
certification is through RPA 2000 and nationally there are few LPAs who have
been certificated.  The IPEM Working Party (Private use of lasers and
intense light sources) had pointed this out, during the consultation period,
and asked for a period of grace.
We shall have to wait and see how strictly the National Care Standards
Commission interpret this requirement as well as the term 'have access to'.


Mr S Saimbi
Chairman IPEM Working Party
Medical Physicist
RRPPS
P O Box 803, Edgbaston
Birmingham  B15 2TB
Tel: 0121 627 2090/1    Fax: 0121 472 0393
email: [log in to unmask]

> ----------
> From:         Bill Davies[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     British Medical Laser Association
> Sent:         17 April 2002 10:57
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: National Minimum Standards Regulations
>
> Paul
> The document you refer to is a legal document relating to the Private
> and Voluntary Health Care [England] Regulations 2001
> Statute 2001 No 3968.
> As such it appears to carry the force of law in its recommendations.
> However
> it does not define: a certificated laser protection advisor. or what
> may be interpreted as "have access to".
>
> My [personal] interpretation is that the clinic must have had an
> auditable formal contract with a "cert LPA" to receive
> advice in the setting up of the service. This does not imply an ongoing
> contract but it needs to define how it might access such
> advice.
>
> The other interesting issue tucked away in the primary regulation [
> para 42-1] is that the protocols for treatment must be drawn up by
> someone in the relevent discipline. This would appear to exclude many
> GPs from drawing up or  certifying a protocol as
> is currently often the case.
>
> Another issue to be resolved is : what is the training requirement for
> an IPLS?
>
> The lid is off and the worms are away...
> As far as I can tell they have not published the regulation this side
> of the Severn yet.
>
> Kind regards
> Bill Davies
> >>> [log in to unmask] 04/17/02 10:13am >>>
> In this dept. of Health document with a subtitle of "Independent
> Health
> Care" on p.156 P1.4 states
> "Laser and intense light users have access to safety advice from a
> certificated laser protection adviser".
> Does this mean it is a legal requirement under the Care Standards Act
> 2000 ?
> I know there is advice coming soon from the IPEM Scientific Interest
> group
> but I had an immediate query on this.
>
> Paul N Brown
> Principal Medical Physicist
> Dept. Medical Physics
> Frenchay Hospital
> Bristol BS16 1LE
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