The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

Medical practitioner

166.—(1) References to a medical practitioner must be construed in accordance with this regulation.

(2) A medical practitioner is a fully registered person—

(a) whose name is included in a medical performers list; and

(b) to whom any of paragraphs (3) to (7) apply.

(3) This paragraph applies to—

(a) a GMS practice,

(b) a PMS practice,

(c) an APMS contractor, or

(d) an OOH provider.

(4) This paragraph applies to a partner in a partnership that is—

(a) a GMS practice,

(b) a PMS practice, or

(c) an APMS contractor.

(5) This paragraph applies to a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is—

(a) a GMS practice,

(b) a PMS practice, or

(c) an APMS contractor.

(6) This paragraph applies to an ophthalmic provider.

(7) This paragraph applies to a person—

(a) who is employed by a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor, an OOH provider or a Local Health Board wholly or mainly to assist the employer in the discharge of the employer’s duties as a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor, an OOH provider or a Local Health Board (as the case may be), or

(b) who participates in a doctors’ retainer scheme,

if the person performs essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, collaborative services, commissioned services, OOH services, certification services, Board and advisory work, health-related functions exercised under section 75 of the 2006 Act, NHS 111 services, pharmaceutical services, general ophthalmic services, primary dental services, services under an NHS standard contract or a contract entered into by a local authority pursuant to its functions under the 2006 Act relating to the improvement and protection of public health and services, practice based services education or training, or organising the education or training of medical students or practitioners (or a combination of those services) as or on behalf of that practice, contractor or provider.

(8) A person who is a GP registrar is not a medical practitioner.

(9) A reference to a fully registered person must be construed in accordance with section 55 of the Medical Act 1983(1).

(10) An ophthalmic provider is a fully registered person who—

(a) as regards England—

(i) is included in an ophthalmic performers list prepared and published by the National Health Service Commissioning Board pursuant to regulation 3(1) of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013(2); and

(ii) holds a GOS contract;

(b) as regards Wales, is included in an ophthalmic list kept and published by a Local Health Board pursuant to regulation 6(1) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(3).

(1)

1983 c.54. The definition of “fully registered person” has been amended by S.I. 2000/3041, 2006/1914, 2007/3101 and 2008/1774.

(2)

S.I. 2013/335.

(3)

S.I. 1986/975 as amended by S.I. 1996/705, 2002/1883 and 2006/181.