The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 No. 995

SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

PART 4 Online and electronic services

Online presence

12.  In regulation 73(1), after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) The contractor must also ensure there are links on its website or profile which direct people to—

(a) its online consultation tool, and

(b) the symptom checker and self-care information available on the NHS website(2).

(5B) The links mentioned in paragraph (5A) must be displayed prominently on the home page (or equivalent) of its website or profile (as the case may be).”.

(1)

Regulation 73 was substituted by S.I. 2020/226.

(2)

The symptom checker is currently available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/