The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 1998

Doctors who previously performed personal medical services

10.  After regulation 21 of the principal Regulations insert—

“Doctors who previously performed personal medical services

21A.— (1) This regulation applies to a doctor—

(a) whose name is included in the medical list;

(b) who immediately before the inclusion of his name in that list satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 20(1A);

(c) who, when his name was included in the medical list as mentioned in regulation 20(1A)(b), was authorised or required under regulation 20 to provide pharmaceutical services to any patient, or had been granted outline consent under regulation 21; and

(d) who then provided dispensing services under a pilot scheme to any person who received personal medical services under that pilot scheme.

(2) A doctor to whom this regulation applies shall be treated as being required or authorised under regulation 20 to provide pharmaceutical services to any patient to whom immediately before his rejoining the medical list he provided dispensing services under the pilot scheme and who wishes him to continue to provide such services.

(3) In relation to a doctor to whom this regulation applies, regulation 21 shall have effect as if—

(a) the reference in regulation 21(3)(a) to regulation 20 included a reference to any corresponding provision of a pilot scheme; and

(b) the reference in regulation 21(3)(b) to an arrangement included a corresponding arrangement made pursuant to a pilot scheme.”.