Search Legislation

The General Medical Services (Transitional and Other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

PART 4ARRANGEMENTS UNDER REGULATION 24

Temporary arrangements under regulation 24 of the 1995 Regulations

15.—(1) Where–

(a)on 31st March 2004 a Health Board is making arrangements under–

(i)regulation 24(2) of the 1995 Regulations(1) in the case of a medical practitioner who is suspended from the Medical Register or suspended by the Tribunal; or

(ii)regulation 24(7) of those Regulations;

(b)no notice of termination of those arrangements has been given under regulation 24(4) or (13) of those Regulations which takes effect on 1st April 2004; and

(c)the Health Board has not, on 1st April 2004, entered into–

(i)a GMS contract; or

(ii)a default contract,

with the medical practitioner on whose behalf it is making those arrangements, paragraph (2) shall apply.

(2) In the circumstances specified in paragraph (1), the Health Board shall, if the medical practitioner (or medical practitioners) with whom the temporary arrangements were made so wishes (or so wish), make contractual arrangements with that practitioner (or those practitioners), with effect from 1st April 2004, for the provision of such primary medical services as that practitioner was (or those practitioners were) providing under those arrangements to the patients to whom that practitioner was (or those practitioners were) providing those services.

(3) A contract entered into by a Health Board pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be for such period as the Health Board may agree with the contractor but may not continue beyond the date on which the medical practitioner for whom the contractual arrangements are in place ceases to be entitled to enter into a GMS contract with that Health Board.

(4) The contractor’s list, or lists, of patients for the purpose of the contractual arrangements made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall, at the start of those arrangements, consist of the persons who, on 31st March 2004, were–

(a)temporarily assigned to other medical practitioners under regulation 24(17A) of the 1995 Regulations; or

(b)included on the list of the medical practitioner for whom the temporary arrangements were in place.

(5) Where the contractual arrangements are made with a person who has its own list of patients, the contractual arrangements shall require the lists to be kept separate.

(1)

Regulation 24 was amended by S.I. 1995/3199, S.I. 1998/660 and S.S.I. 1999/54..

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources