Part I Organisation
F1General medical services contracts
17JHealth Boards' power to enter into general medical services contracts
1
A Health Board may enter into a contract under which primary medical services are provided (whether directly or indirectly) by a contractor in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
2
A contract under this section is referred to in this Act as a “general medical services contract”.
3
Subject to any provision made by or under this Part, a general medical services contract may make such provision as may be agreed between the Health Board and the contractor as respects—
a
the services to be provided under the contract;
b
the remuneration to be paid under the contract; and
c
any other matters.
4
The services to be provided under a general medical services contract may include services which are not primary medical services; and the contract may provide for such other services to be performed in any place where, by virtue of section 2C, primary medical services may be performed.
5
In this Part, “contractor”, in relation to a general medical services contract with a Health Board, means the other party to the contract.
Ss. 17J-17O and cross-heading inserted (13.2.2004 for certain purposes otherwise 1.4.2004) by Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), ss. 4, 9(1); S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(1)(3), Sch.