The National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998

Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989

9.—(1) The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a)in the definition of “patient”, after “his terms of service”, insert “or in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”; and

(b)in the definition of “prescription form”, in paragraph (c) after “services”, insert—

“or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997, or

(d)a doctor performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997,”.

(3) In regulation 2(1A) in each of sub-paragraphs (a)(iii) and (b)(ii), after “medical list”, insert “or who is performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.

(4) In regulation 3(2)(c) after “terms of service”, insert “or in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.

(5) In regulation 4(4) delete “, notwithstanding the provisions of his terms of service”.

(6) In regulation 4(6) for “to the Committee on” to the end of the paragraph, substitute—

  • “as the case may be—

    (a)

    to the Committee on whose medical list he is included, or

    (b)

    if he is included on more than one medical list, to the Committee which, under the provisions of the Statement published under regulation 24 of the Medical Services Regulations, pays him for the provision of general medical services on behalf of all Committees concerned, or

    (c)

    if the doctor is performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997, to the health authority which is a party to that pilot scheme.”.