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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015
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- Sch. 3 para. 2(3)(4) inserted by S.I. 2024/575 Sch. 1 para. 7(a)(ii)
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SCHEDULE 4E+WConsequential amendments
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Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc) Regulations 2004E+W
1. In the National Health Service (General Medical Service Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc) Regulations 2004 M1, in Schedule 2 (drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances: interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “general medical practitioner” substitute—
““general medical practitioner” has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”, and
(b)for the definition of “patient” substitute—
““patient” has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”.
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M1S.I. 2004/629. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/3215 and SI. 2010/2389.
Amendment of the Primary Medical Services (Sale of Goodwill and Restrictions on Sub-contracting) Regulations 2004E+W
2. In regulation 2 of the Primary Medical Services (Sale of Goodwill and Restrictions on Sub-contracting) Regulations 2004 M2 (interpretation), for the definition of “GMS Contracts Regulations” substitute—
““GMS Contracts Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”.
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M2S.I. 2004/906. There are no relevant amending instruments.
Amendment of the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005E+W
3. In article 3 of the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasaneathau Busnes y GIG) Establishment and Constitution Order 2005 M3 (functions of the Authority), for “the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004” in paragraph (fa) substitute “ the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Consolidation) Regulations 2015 ”.
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M3S.I. 2005/2414.The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/632 and S.I. 2013/235.
Amendment of the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009E+W
4. In regulation 2(1) of the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 M4 (interpretation), for paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of “relevant complaints procedure” substitute—
“(i)regulation 79 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”.
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M4S.I. 2009/309. Paragraphs (a)(i), (ia), (ii) and (iii) of the definition of “relevant complaints procedure” were substituted by regulation 120 of, and paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 10 to S.I. 2013/349.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Functions of the First-tier Tribunal relating to Primary Medical, dental and Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 2010E+W
5. In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Functions of the First-tier Tribunal relating to Primary Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 2010 M5 (interpretation), for the definition of “GMS Contracts Regulations” substitute—
““GMS Contracts Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”.
Marginal Citations
M5S.I. 2010/76. The definition of “PMS Agreements Regulations” was amended by article 11 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2013/235.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012E+W
6. In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012 M6 (CCG membership requirement), for the definition of “essential primary medical services” substitute—
““essential primary medical services” means the services described in regulation 17(4), (6), (7) and (9) of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 (essential services);”.
Marginal Citations
M6S.I. 2012/1631.There are no relevant amending instruments.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013E+W
7. In regulation 26 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013 M7 (application for inclusion in the medical performers list), for “paragraph 124 of Schedule 6 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004 (gifts)” in paragraph (3)(b) substitute “ regulation 93 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 ”.
Marginal Citations
M7S.I. 2013/335.There are no relevant amending instruments.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013E+W
8. In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 M8 (interpretation), for the definition of “GMS Regulations” substitute—
““GMS Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;”.
Marginal Citations
M8S.I. 2013/349.There are no relevant amending instruments.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups – Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2013E+W
9. In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups – Disapplication of Responsibility Regulations 2013 M9 (persons for whom a CCG does not have responsibility in relation to its duty to commission services), for “paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004” in paragraph (4)(a), substitute “ paragraph 20 of Schedule 3 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 ”.
Marginal Citations
M9S.I. 2013/350.There are no relevant amending instruments.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013E+W
10. In regulation 11 of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 M10 (patient choice: primary medical services), for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—
“(a)Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 (other contractual terms - patients: general),”.
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M10S.I. 2013/500. There are no relevant amending instruments.
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