The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (England) (Support of Provision of Services and Appraisal) Regulations 2002

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (England) (Support of Provision of Services and Appraisal) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to Health Authorities established for areas in England.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(1);

“Implementation Directions” means the Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Personal Medical Services) Directions 2001(2);

“personal medical services” has the meaning ascribed by section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;

“pilot scheme agreement” means an agreement which constitutes, or is one of the agreements which together constitute, a pilot scheme;

“practice” means one which consists of—

(a)

a single medical practitioner who is on the medical list of a Health Authority and who practices otherwise than in partnership, or

(b)

two or more medical practitioners who practise in partnership with each other, each or all of whom is or are on the medical list of a Health Authority;

“services” means—

(a)

services provided under Part II of the Act; or

(b)

personal medical services;

“supplementary list” means a list prepared under section 43D of the Act.

(1)

1997 c. 46.

(2)

A copy of the Directions may be obtained by writing to PCGMS at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE and may also be found on the Department of Health website at www.doh.uk/pricare.pchtm.