C1Part IIC2C3General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. II modified by S.I. 1982/288, Sch. 2 para. 1 Table

C2

Pt. II restricted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 12; S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(a), Sch. 1

C3

Pt. II power to modify conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(a); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1

Pt. II power to apply conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(b); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1

General medical services

F129B Vacancies for medical practitioners.

1

Regulations may make provision in relation to the filling of vacancies for medical practitioners to provide general medical services.

2

The regulations may, in particular, include provision for—

a

references by a Health Authority to the Medical Practices Committee as to whether there is, or will be, a vacancy for a medical practitioner in a locality;

b

the determination of such references by the Medical Practices Committee;

c

the determination by the Medical Practices Committee of conditions of practice to be imposed on any medical practitioner who fills a particular vacancy;

d

the determination by a Health Authority of whether a vacancy is to be filled by a member of a partnership or by a sole practitioner;

e

the nomination by a Health Authority of a medical practitioner for appointment to fill a vacancy as a sole practitioner;

f

the approval by a Health Authority of a medical practitioner for appointment to fill a vacancy as a member of a partnership.

3

The regulations may also make provision in relation to—

a

criteria to be applied in making decisions under the regulations,

b

the variation or revocation of such decisions (including appeals to the Secretary of State on points of law), or

c

vacancies relating to the area of one Health Authority which also relate to the area of another Health Authority or a Health Board,

and may contain such transitional provisions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

4

Regulations which make provision about vacancies which relate partly to the area of a Health Board may, in particular, provide that section 29A(2)(b) is to have effect in prescribed circumstances as if the reference to regulations under this section were a reference to regulations under section 19B of the M1National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

5

In this section—

  • “conditions of practice” means conditions—

    1. a

      specifying, by reference to one or more prescribed conditions relating to hours or the sharing of work, the provision of general medical services for which a person is entitled to be remunerated; and

    2. b

      specifying the locality in which a person is entitled to provide general medical services;

  • “Health Board” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

  • “locality”, in relation to a Health Authority, means the Authority’s area or a particular part of their area; and

  • “sole practitioner” means a medical practitioner providing general medical services otherwise than in partnership with one or more other medical practitioners.

6

This section does not affect the power to make regulations under section 29.