The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Financial Assistance

14.—(1) A Health Board may make payments of financial assistance for preparatory work undertaken–

(a) in connection with preparing proposals for arrangements under section 17C of the 1978 Act under which personal medical services are to be provided; or

(b) in preparation for the provision of personal medical services under arrangements made under section 17C of the 1978 Act.

(2) Such payments may be made only following receipt by the Health Board of a written application from one or more of the following:–

(a) an NHS trust;

(b) a suitably experienced medical practitioner;

(c) an individual who is providing personal medical services in accordance with arrangements made under section 17C of the 1978 Act or section 28C of the National Health Service Act 1977(1);

(d) an NHS employee;

(e) a qualifying body,

and shall be made to the applicant.

(3) An application for financial assistance shall specify–

(a) the purposes for which the applicant intends to use the payment of financial assistance for which the applicant has applied; and

(b) in the case of an application from a person falling within (2)(b) or (c) above, in connection with preparing proposals for arrangements under section 17C of the 1978 Act, whether those proposals have the support of an NHS trust or a qualifying body and, if so, the identity of that NHS trust or qualifying body;

(c) whether, in connection with preparing proposals for arrangements under section 17C of the 1978 Act, the applicant has consulted with

(i) the Area Medical Committee;

(ii) the Local Health Council;

(iii) the local authority; and

(iv) any other body representative of any group which is likely to be affected,

and, if so, what observations have been made by them in respect of the proposals.

(1)

1977 c. 49.