PART 4Amendments to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 and the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015
Amendment of regulation 56 of the GMS Regulations17.
(1)
Regulation 56 of the GMS Regulations25 (orders for drugs, medicines or appliances) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (3)—
(a)
for “listed medicine”, at each place where it occurs (four times), substitute “listed prescription item”
;
(b)
for “listed medicines”, at each place where it occurs (twice), substitute “listed prescription items”
; and
(c)
before “if one is used” insert “(with an electronic signature, if an electronic form is used)”
.
(3)
In paragraph (4)—
(a)
for “listed medicine”, at each place where it occurs (four times), substitute “listed prescription item”
;
(b)
for “listed medicines”, at each place where it occurs (three times), substitute “listed prescription items”
; and
(c)
before “if one is used” insert “(with an electronic signature, if an electronic form is used)”
.