Part I Organisation

Co-operation and assistance

F117D Persons with whom agreements may be made.

1

A Health Board may make an agreement under section 17C only with one or more of the following—

a

an NHS trust;

b

in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—

i

a qualifying medical practitioner;

ii

an individual who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;

c

in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—

i

a qualifying dental practitioner;

ii

an individual who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;

d

an NHS employee, a section 17C employee or a section 28C employee;

e

a qualifying body.

2

In this section—

  • “the 1977 Act” means the M1National Health Service Act 1977;

  • “NHS employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in the health service in Scotland or England and Wales, is employed by—

    1. a

      an NHS trust;

    2. b

      in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—

      1. i

        a medical practitioner whose name is included in a medical list kept under this Act or in a corresponding list kept under the 1977 Act; or

      2. ii

        a medical practitioner who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;

    3. c

      in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—

      1. i

        a dental practitioner whose name is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 25(2)(a) of this Act or section 36(1)(a) of the 1977 Act; or

      2. ii

        a dental practitioner who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;

  • “qualifying body” means—

    1. a

      a company which is limited by shares all of which are legally and beneficially owned by persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1); and also

    2. b

      in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided, a body corporate which, in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the M2Dentists Act 1984, is entitled to carry on the business of dentistry;

  • “qualifying dental practitioner” means a dental practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 17E(2)(b) of this Act or section 28E(2)(b) of the 1977 Act;

  • “qualifying medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 17E(2)(b) of this Act or section 28E(2)(b) of the 1977 Act;

  • “section 17C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 17C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services;

  • “section 28C arrangements” means arrangements for the provision of services made under section 28C of the 1977 Act; and

  • “section 28C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 28C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services.