The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

Notification procedure for notifiable applications U.K.

19.—(1) As soon as is practicable (having regard to its functions under Part 2), the NHSCB must give notice of a notifiable application to—

(a) any Local Pharmaceutical Committee—

(i) whose area includes the premises or location to which the application relates, or

(ii) any part of whose area is within 2 kilometres of the premises or location to which the application relates;

(b) any Local Medical Committee—

(i) whose area includes the premises or location to which the application relates, or

(ii) any part of whose area is within 2 kilometres of the premises or location to which the application relates;

(c) any person—

(i) included in a pharmaceutical list for the area of the relevant HWB, or

(ii) who is entitled to be included in that pharmaceutical list because of the grant of a routine or excepted application but who is not (yet) included,

whose interests might, in the opinion of the NHSCB, be significantly affected if the application were granted;

(d) any LPS chemist—

(i) with whom the NHSCB has made arrangements for the provision of any local pharmaceutical services in the area of the relevant HWB, and

(ii) whose interests might, in the opinion of the NHSCB, be significantly affected if the application were granted;

(e) any Local Healthwatch organisation for the area of the relevant HWB, and any other patient, consumer or community group in that area which, in the opinion of the NHSCB, has a significant interest in the outcome of the application;

(f) if the applicant is seeking to locate premises in, or within 1.6 kilometres of, a controlled locality in the area of the relevant HWB—

(i) any provider of primary medical services, or

(ii) any other person on the dispensing doctors list for the area of the relevant HWB if there is one (being a performer but not a provider of primary medical services),

who, in the opinion of the NHSCB, has a significant interest in the outcome of the application;

(g) any Local Health Board any part of whose area is within 2 kilometres of the premises or location to which the application relates; and

(h) the relevant HWB and any other HWB any part of whose area is within 2 kilometres of the premises or location to which the application relates.

(2) The NHSCB may also give notice of the notifiable application to any other person who, in the opinion of the NHSCB, has a significant interest in the outcome of the application.

(3) If any part (PA) of the area of a notified HWB (HWB2) other than the relevant HWB is within 2 kilometres of the premises or location to which the application relates, the NHSCB must also give notice of the application to—

(a) any Local Pharmaceutical Committee—

(i) whose area includes PA, and

(ii) that is not given notice of the application under paragraph (1)(a);

(b) any Local Medical Committee—

(i) whose area includes PA, and

(ii) that is not given notice of the application under paragraph (1)(b);

(c) any person—

(i) included in a pharmaceutical list for the area of HWB2, or

(ii) who is entitled to be included in that pharmaceutical list because of the grant of a routine or excepted application but who is not (yet) included,

whose interests might, in the opinion of the NHSCB, be significantly affected if the application were granted;

(d) any LPS chemist—

(i) with whom the NHSCB has made arrangements for the provision of any local pharmaceutical services in the area of HWB2, and

(ii) whose interests might, in the opinion of the NHSCB, be significantly affected if the application were granted;

(e) any Local Healthwatch organisation for the area of HWB2, and any other patient, consumer or community group in that area which, in the opinion of the NHSCB, has a significant interest in the outcome of the application; and

(f) if the applicant is seeking to locate premises within 1.6 kilometres of a controlled locality in the area of HWB2—

(i) any provider of primary medical services, or

(ii) any other person on the dispensing doctors list for the area of HWB2 if there is one (being a performer but not a provider of primary medical services),

who, in the opinion of the NHSCB, has a significant interest in the outcome of the application.

(4) Those notified under sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) may make representations in writing about the application that is the subject of the notification to the NHSCB, provided they do so within 45 days of the date on which notice of the application was given to them.