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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I1I17I21173General dental services: transitional

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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.

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In this section—

  • “appropriate authority” means—

    1. a

      the Secretary of State, in relation to England; and

    2. 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)).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

S. 173 partly in force; s. 173 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)

I17

S. 173 in force at 1.12.2005 for E. by S.I. 2005/2925, art. 5(1)(c)

I21

S. 173 in force at 15.2.2006 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/345, art. 3(1)(b)

Primary medical services

F3174Provision of primary medical services

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F3175General medical services contracts

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I2I5I10176General 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—

    1. a

      the Secretary of State, in relation to England; and

    2. 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

F2177Arrangements under section 28C of the 1977 Act

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F2178Abolition of pilot schemes

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F2179Persons performing primary medical and dental services

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F2180Assistance and support

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Dental services: miscellaneous

F2181Abolition of Dental Practice Board

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F2182Special Health Authorities

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F2183Charges for dental services

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General

I6I4I3I7I9I8I11I12I13I14I15I18I16I19I22I20I23I24184Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 11 (which contains minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part) has effect.