Prospective
After section 17X of the 1978 Act (as inserted by section 23 above), insert—
(1)A Health Board may provide assistance and support to—
(a)any person providing, or proposing to provide, primary medical services under a general medical services contract;
(b)any person providing, or proposing to provide, such services in accordance with section 17C arrangements;
(c)any person providing, or proposing to provide, pharmaceutical care services under a pharmaceutical care services contract.
(2)Assistance and support provided by a Health Board under subsection (1) is to be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board think fit.
(3)In this section, “assistance” includes financial assistance.”.