Point in time view as at 06/11/2023.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015, Section 53A.
53A.—(1) Subject to regulations 49, 50, 52 and 53(2)(b) to (4), where a prescriber orders a drug, medicine or appliance by means of an electronic repeatable prescription, the prescriber must issue the prescription in a format appropriate for [F3electronic repeat dispensing] [F4where it is clinically appropriate to do so for that patient on that occasion].
[F5(2) In this regulation, “electronic repeat dispensing” means dispensing as part of pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services which involves the provision of drugs, medicines or appliances accordance with an electronic repeatable prescription.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 53A inserted (1.10.2019) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1137), regs. 1(2), 22
F2Reg. 53A heading substituted (1.4.2020) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/226), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)
F3Words in reg. 53A(1) substituted (1.4.2020) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/226), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(3)
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