PART 4Amendments relating to primary medical services
Amendment of Schedule 221
In Schedule 2 (other required terms), in paragraph 16B15 (direct booking by NHS 111)—
a
in sub-paragraph (1), after “booking by” insert “or via a service approved by the Board that is or may be accessed via”; and
b
after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
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In order to assist in the management of a serious or potentially serious risk to human health arising as a consequence of a disease being, or in anticipation of a disease being imminently—
a
pandemic; and
b
a serious risk or potentially a serious risk to human health,
the Board may with the agreement of the Secretary of State make an announcement to the effect that the minimum numbers of appointments mentioned in paragraph (1) are modified in the circumstances specified (which may limit the area to which the modification relates), and for the duration of the period specified, in the announcement, and where the Board does so, the minimum numbers are as so modified.