PART VIGENERAL HEALTH SERVICES

F4 Primary medical services

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1

Each Health and Social Services Board shall, to the extent that it considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, exercise its powers so as to provide primary medical services F2. . . , or secure their provision F2. . . .

2

A Health and Social Services Board may (in addition to any other power conferred on it)—

a

provide primary medical services itself F3. . . ;

b

make such arrangements for their provision F3. . . as it thinks fit, and may in particular make contractual arrangements with any person.

3

Each Health and Social Services Board shall publish information about such matters as may be prescribed in relation to the primary medical services provided under this Part.

4

A body on which functions are conferred under this Article shall co-operate with any other such body in the discharge of their respective functions relating to the provision of primary medical services under this Part.

5

Regulations may provide that services of a prescribed description are, or are not, to be regarded as primary medical services for the purposes of this Part.

6

Regulations under this Article may in particular describe services by reference to the manner or circumstances in which they are provided.