The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Medical practitioner S

2.—(1) This paragraph applies if a member (M)—

(a) is a medical practitioner or a non-GP provider; and

(b) is not in receipt of salary, wages, fees or other regular payments in respect of M's employment as mentioned in column 3 of the Table in regulation 27(1).

(2) M's practitioner income is—

(a) the sum of the amounts described in Cases 1 to 4; minus

(b) an amount on account of practice expenses.

CASE 1

Income derived by M from each of the following—

(a) a GMS contract;

(b) a Section 17C Agreement;

(c) an HBPMS contract;

(d) payments to, a practitioner who is a GMS practice, a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor in respect of the performance of—

(i) certification services;

(ii) commissioned services; or

(iii) collaborative services;

(e) engagement by a Health Board to assist in the provision of primary medical services under section 2C(2) (functions of health boards: primary medical services) of the 1978 Act;

(f) the provision of locum services;

(g) payments made to M by an employing authority in respect of M's provision of—

(i) primary dental services;

(ii) general ophthalmic services;

(iii) pharmaceutical services,

(h) practice-based work carried out in educating or training, or organizing the education or training, of medical students or practitioners;

(i) other fees and allowances as approved by the Scottish Ministers and detailed in the Statement of Financial Entitlement issued by them under [F1 the GMS Contracts Regulations].

CASE 2

Charges collected from patients in respect of services mentioned in paragraph (d) of case 1 which M is authorised by or under an enactment to retain.

CASE 3

Sums paid to M out of a fund determined by reference to the number of beds in a hospital.

CASE 4

Allowances and other sums paid in respect of Board and advisory work.

This does not include payments made to cover expenses.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. 8 para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2018) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/66), reg. 1, sch. 10 para. 10(2) (with reg. 2)