The National Health Service (Fund-Holding Practices) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

Payment for management expenses

10.  After regulation 19 (payment of salaries), insert the following new regulation:—

“Payment for management expenses

19A.— (1) Where the allotted sum is determined wholly or partly by reference to the management expenses of the members of the standard fund-holding practice or the primary care purchasing practice as the case may be, the amount so determined (in this regulation referred to as the “management allowance”) may be applied in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The management allowance shall be applied only for the purposes of management expenses.

(3) The amount applied out of the allotted sum for the purposes of management expenses shall not exceed the management allowance and no more than 25% (or in the preparatory period 50%) of the management allowance may be applied for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (4)(d).

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “management expenses” are—

(a) the cost of employing staff in connection with the management of the allotted sum;

(b) the cost of training members of the practice or their staff in connection with the management of the allotted sum;

(c) the cost, not exceeding such sum as the Secretary of State may specify in directions under section 87B(1) of the Act, of either—

(i) employing or engaging (as an assistant or deputy) a registered medical practitioner to provide general medical services to the patients of a member of the practice who is engaged in the management of the allotted sum, or

(ii) paying a member of the practice for his time in connection with the management of the allotted sum;

(d) the cost of acquiring office equipment (excluding computers) required for the purposes of the management of the allotted sum;

(e) the upkeep and running costs of office equipment required for the purposes of the management of the allotted sum, including computer hardware and software running costs not exceeding such sum as the Secretary of State may specify in directions as aforesaid;

(f) the cost of specialist advice required in connection with the management of the allotted sum; and

(g) the cost of minor internal modifications to any premises from which the members of the practice carry on their practice which are required to provide office accommodation for staff employed in connection with the management of the allotted sum.

(5) In this regulation “preparatory period” means the interval between a grant of recognition under regulation 4(1)(a) or 5(12) and the date determined on which the grant of recognition is to have effect.”.