The National Health Service (General Medical Services and Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

Amendments to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

9.  In schedule 6 (other contractual terms)—

(a) after paragraph 7 (storage of vaccines) insert—

“Anaphylaxis training

7A.   The contractor must ensure that all registered medical practitioners and registered nurses routinely employed or engaged by the contractor are trained in the recognition and initial treatment of anaphylaxis.”.

(b) in paragraph 9 (duty of co-operation in relation to additional and enhanced services)—

(i) for the words “and enhanced services” where they appear in the heading substitute “, enhanced services and vaccination services”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(aa) after “a particular additional service” omit “or”,

(bb) after “a particular enhanced service;” insert—

“or

(c) a particular vaccination service;” and

(c) in paragraph 10 (duty of co-operation in relation to additional and enhanced services)—

(i) for the words “and enhanced services” where they appear in the heading substitute “, enhanced services and vaccination services”,

(ii) after “a particular additional service” omit “or”,

(iii) after “a particular enhanced service;” insert—

“or

(c) a particular vaccination service;” and,

(d) in paragraph 94(1) (variation of a contract: general)—

(i) for “regulation 31” substitute “regulations 31 and 33A”, and

(ii) after “schedule 2” insert “, paragraph 1 of schedule 2A”.