The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Regulation 32

SCHEDULE 5 Consequential amendments

1.—(1) The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation and modification) in the definition of “Medical Regulations” for “Regulations 1992” substitute “(Wales) Regulations 2023”.

(3) In regulation 23(2)(a) (application for inclusion in a medical performers list) for “7(2) or (11)” substitute “10(6)”.

2.—(1) The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1) in the definition of—

(i) “appropriate non-proprietary name” for—

(aa) “42(2)” substitute “56(2), and

(bb) “6” substitute “3”;

(ii) “GMS Regulations” for “2004” substitute “2023”;

(iii) “patient list” for—

(aa) “14” substitute “22”, and

(bb) “6” substitute “3”;

(iv) “repeatable prescriber” in each place it occurs for—

(aa) “40” substitute “53”, and

(bb) “6” substitute “3”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b) for—

(i) “47 to 51” substitute “60 and 61”, and

(ii) “6” substitute “3”.

(3) In Schedule 7—

(a) in paragraph 5 (dispensing of drugs and appliances ordered by the dispensing doctor)—

(i) in subparagraph (a) for “paragraph 39 of Schedule 6” substitute “paragraphs 49 and 50 of Schedule 3”, and

(ii) in subparagraph (c) for “42(2) of Schedule 6” substitute “56 of Schedule 3”;

(b) in paragraph 9(1) (fees and charges) for “regulation 24 of, and Schedule 5 to,” substitute “regulations 21 and 22 of”;

(c) in paragraph 10 (complaints and concerns)—

(i) in subparagraph (1)(a) for “paragraphs 89A and 90 of Schedule 6” substitute “paragraph 102 of Schedule 3”, and

(ii) in subparagraph (2) for “95 of Schedule 6” substitute “103 of Schedule 3”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/1020 (W. 117), amended by S.I. 2005/258, S.I. 2006/358 (W. 46), S.I. 2006/945, S.I. 2008/1425 (W. 147), S.I. 2010/22, S.I. 2013/235, S.I. 2016/101 (W. 49). There are other amendments but none are relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2020/1073 (W. 241).