2001 No. 1788 (W. 129)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001.

(2)

These Regulations apply to Wales only.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 19922.

(1)

The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 19922 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this Regulation.

(2)

In Schedule 10 (drugs and other substances not to be prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services), the following entries shall be omitted—

“ Nicabate Nicotine Transdermal Patch

Nico Patch

Nicodex Patch

Niconil Transdermal Patch

Nicorette

Nicorette Nasal Spray

Nicorette Patch

Nicorette Plus

Nicostop Patch

Nicotine Patch (QHR Limited)

Nicotinell Gum

Nicotinell TTS Patches”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
Rhodri Morgan
First Secretary, National Assembly For Wales
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Regulation 2 deletes specified nicotine replacement therapy products from the list in Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations. Schedule 10 lists the drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed in the course of pharmaceutical services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.