Issue of prescription formsE+W
20.—(1) A prescriber shall order listed drugs, medicines or appliances (other than those supplied under paragraph 19) as are needed for the treatment of any patient to whom it is providing services under the agreement by issuing to the patient a prescription form.
(2) The prescription form shall—
(a)be signed by the prescriber; and
(b)be issued separately to each patient to whom the contractor is providing services under the agreement,
and a separate prescription form shall be issued for each patient.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “prescription form” means a form that—
(a)is supplied for the purposes of paragraph (1) by the Primary Care Trust; or
(b)in the case where the contractor is a Primary Care Trust, is supplied by that Primary Care Trust to other contractors for the purposes of paragraph (1).