5. After regulation 37 insert—
37A.—(1) A Board may as respects any financial year establish one or more GMS local development schemes.
(2) Schedule 8A defines a GMS local development scheme, and makes further provision in connection with such schemes.
(3) The Board shall consult the Local Medical Committee—
(a)before establishing a GMS local development scheme; and
(b)before making any determination of remuneration for the purposes of a GMS local development scheme, and before amending or revoking any such determination.
(4) In respect of each financial year a Board shall make payments in accordance with the determination to those doctors whose names are included in the medical list who qualify by virtue of the determination for such payments.
(5) As soon as reasonably possible after the end of each financial year, a Board shall publish the following information about the GMS local development schemes established in its area as respects that financial year—
(a)the aggregate amount of all the payments under paragraph (4) made or due to doctors in respect of that financial year for all the Board’s GMS local development schemes taken together;
(b)the number of such doctors; and
(c)a description of the aspects of general medical services which were the subject of the Board’s GMS local development schemes in that financial year.”.