Sch 1 para 9A
(1) In exercising their functions, the General Council shall— (a) have proper regard for— (i) the interests of persons using or needing the services of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners in the United Kingdom, and (ii) any differing interests of different categories of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners; (b) co-operate, in so far as is appropriate and reasonably practicable, with public bodies or other persons concerned with— (i) the employment (whether or not under a contract of service) of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners, (ii) the education or training of medical practitioners or other health care professionals, (iii) the regulation of, or the co-ordination of the regulation of, other health or social care professionals, (iv) the regulation of health services, and (v) the provision, supervision or management of health services. (2) In carrying out its duty to co-operate under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the General Council shall have regard to any differing considerations relating to practising as a medical practitioner which apply in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. (3) In sub-paragraph (1), “other health care professionals” means persons regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002, other than the General Council.