Exemption for [F1NHS Continuing Healthcare] and primary care servicesE+W

2.—(1) Section 8(1) and (3) of the 2009 Act (duty of provider to publish information) does not apply to [F2NHS Continuing Healthcare] and primary care services.

(2) For the purpose of this regulation—

[F3“NHS Continuing Healthcare” means a package of care arranged and funded solely by the health service for a person aged 18 or over to meet physical or mental health needs which have arisen as a result of illness;

“health service” and “illness” have the meanings given in section 275 of the 2006 Act;]

“primary care services” means [F4relevant health services]—

(a)

provided under a contract, agreement or arrangement made under or by virtue of the following provisions of the 2006 Act—

(i)

[F5section 83(2)] (arrangements made by [F6NHS England] for provision of primary medical services),

(ii)

section 84(1) (general medical services contracts),

(iii)

section 92 (other arrangements for the provision of primary medical services),

(iv)

section 100(1) (general dental services contracts),

(v)

section 107(1) (other arrangements for the provision of primary dental services),

(avi)

[F7section 115(4) (arrangements made by [F6NHS England] for provision of primary ophthalmic services),]

(vi)

section 117(1) (general ophthalmic services contracts),

(vii)

section 126(1) (pharmaceutical services),

(viii)

section 127(1) (additional pharmaceutical services), or

(ix)

Schedule 12 (local pharmaceutical services schemes); F8...

(b)

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