Part 4Dental and medical services
Primary dental services
F1170Provision of primary dental services
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F1171Dental public health
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F1172General dental services contracts
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173General dental services: transitional
(1)
The appropriate authority shall by order make transitional provision in respect of persons who, immediately before the coming into force of section 172, are providing services under section 35 of the 1977 Act (general dental services).
(2)
An order under this section may provide that, in such circumstances as the order may prescribe, a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board must, if any such person so wishes, enter into a general dental services contract with him; and the order may make provision as to the terms of any such contract.
(3)
An order under this section may provide that, in such circumstances as the order may prescribe, a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board must, if any such person so wishes, enter into a contract with him, containing such terms as the order may specify, for the provision of dental services.
(4)
An order under this section may make provision for the resolution of disputes in relation to any contract entered into, or proposed to be entered into, under subsection (2) or (3), including provision for the determination of disputes by the appropriate authority or a person appointed by the authority.
(5)
An order under this section may make provision in respect of a period beginning before the coming into force of the provision (or of section 172), provided that the provision is not as a whole detrimental to the remuneration of the persons to whom it relates.
(6)
In this section—
“appropriate authority” means—
(a)
the Secretary of State, in relation to England; and
(b)
the Assembly, in relation to Wales;
“general dental services contract” means a contract under section 28K of the 1977 Act (as inserted by section 172(1)).
Primary medical services
F2174Provision of primary medical services
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F2175General medical services contracts
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176General medical services: transitional
(1)
The appropriate authority shall by order make transitional provision in respect of persons who, immediately before the coming into force of section 175, are providing services under section 29 of the 1977 Act (general medical services).
(2)
An order under this section may provide that, in such circumstances as the order may prescribe, a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board must, if any such person so wishes, enter into a general medical services contract with him; and the order may make provision as to the terms of any such contract.
(3)
An order under this section may provide that, in such circumstances as the order may prescribe, a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board must, if any such person so wishes, enter into a contract with him, containing such terms as the order may specify, for the provision of medical services.
(4)
An order under this section may make provision for the resolution of disputes in relation to any contract entered into, or proposed to be entered into, under subsection (2) or (3), including provision for the determination of disputes by the appropriate authority or a person appointed by the authority.
(5)
An order under this section may make provision in respect of a period beginning before the coming into force of the provision (or of section 175), provided that the provision is not as a whole detrimental to the remuneration of the persons to whom it relates.
(6)
In this section—
“appropriate authority” means—
(a)
the Secretary of State, in relation to England; and
(b)
the Assembly, in relation to Wales;
“general medical services contract” means a contract under section 28Q of the 1977 Act (as inserted by section 175).
Primary dental and medical services: supplementary
F3177Arrangements under section 28C of the 1977 Act
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F3178Abolition of pilot schemes
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F3179Persons performing primary medical and dental services
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F3180Assistance and support
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Dental services: miscellaneous
F3181Abolition of Dental Practice Board
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F3182Special Health Authorities
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F3183Charges for dental services
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General
184Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 11 (which contains minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part) has effect.