C1Part I Pilot Schemes for Primary Care
Preparation and making of pilot schemes
1 Pilot schemes.
1
In this Act “pilot scheme” means one or more agreements made by an authority with respect to their area and in accordance with this Part under which—
a
personal medical services are provided (otherwise than by the authority); or
b
personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by the authority).
2
A pilot scheme may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services.
3
A pilot scheme may include arrangements for the provision of services—
a
which are not personal medical services or personal dental services; but
4
In this Act “piloted services” means services provided in accordance with a pilot scheme (including any services to which the scheme applies by virtue of subsection (3)).
5
Except to such extent as may be prescribed—
a
a patient for whom personal medical services are provided under a pilot scheme is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the authority concerned under section 29 of the 1977 Act or section 19 of the 1978 Act;
b
a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under a pilot scheme is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the authority concerned under section 35 of the 1977 Act or section 25 of the 1978 Act.
6
Regulations may provide—
a
for functions which are exercisable by a Health Authority in relation to a pilot scheme to be exercisable on behalf of the Authority by a Health Board; and
b
for functions which are exercisable by a Health Board in relation to a pilot scheme to be exercisable on behalf of the Board by a Health Authority.
7
The functions of an NHS trust include power to provide piloted services, and to do so as a member of a qualifying body (within the meaning of section 2 or 3).
8
For the purposes of this Part—
“authority” means—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, a Health Authority; and
- b
in relation to Scotland, a Health Board;
- a
“personal medical services” means medical services of a kind that may be provided by a general medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II of the 1977 Act or (as the case may be) Part II of the 1978 Act; and
“personal dental services” means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II of the 1977 Act or (as the case may be) Part II of the 1978 Act.
Pt. I (ss. 1-20): Power to modify conferred (prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 61(1)-(4), 67(1)