The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004 E+W

4.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004(1) are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “Drug Tariff”, for “regulation 41” substitute “regulation 55”, and

(b) in the definition of “Pharmaceutical Regulations”, for “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013” substitute “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020”.

(3) In Schedule 6 (other contractual terms)—

(a) in paragraph 47 (provision of dispensing services)—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (4)(b) and (9)(a), for “paragraph 6 of Schedule 2, paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 3 to”, in each place it occurs, substitute “paragraph 6 of Schedule 3, paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 4 to”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (9)(b)(ii), for “Part 2 of Schedule 3 to” substitute “Part 2 of Schedule 4 to”,

(b) in paragraph 48 (consent to dispense)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(aa) for “regulation 24 of and Part 3 of Schedule 2 to” substitute “regulation 30 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 3 to,”, and

(bb) for “regulation 24” substitute “regulation 30”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4), for “regulation 24(9)” substitute “regulation 30(9)”,

(iii) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) Regulation 30 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph (1), for “to provide pharmaceutical services to patients under regulation 26(1)(b) or (c) (arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services by doctors)” there were substituted a reference to the provision of dispensing services to patients under paragraph 47.”, and

(iv) for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the Pharmaceutical Regulations will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph 8(1)(a)(ii), for “dispensing doctor list made under Part 6 of these Regulations” there were substituted a reference to an application under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph.”, and

(c) in paragraph 49(8)(2) (terms relating to the provision of dispensing services), in the words before paragraph (a), for “Schedule 6” substitute “Schedule 7”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2020, see reg. 1(2)(c)

(1)

S.I. 2004/478 (W. 48).

(2)

Sub-paragraph (8) was substituted by S.I. 2013/898 (W. 102).