National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Part 4 E+W Medical services

Assistance and support E+W

96 Assistance and support: primary medical services E+W

(1) [F1 NHS England] may provide assistance or support to any person providing or proposing to provide—

[F2 (za) primary medical services pursuant to section 83(2),]

(a) primary medical services under a general medical services contract, or

(b) primary medical services in accordance with section 92 arrangements.

(2) Assistance or support provided by [F1 NHS England] under subsection (1) is provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as [F1 NHS England] considers appropriate.

(3) “Assistance” includes financial assistance.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F2 S. 96(1)(za) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 40(2)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)