SCHEDULE 3OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS

PART 7DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Dispute resolution: non-NHS contracts

54.

F1(1)

In the case of a contract that is not an NHS contract, any dispute arising out of or in connection with the contract, except matters dealt with under the procedures for notifying concerns or making complaints pursuant to Parts 5A or 6 of this Schedule, may be referred for consideration and determination to the Assembly—

(a)

if it relates to a period when the contractor was a health service body, by the contractor or by the Local Health Board; or

(b)

in any other case, by the contractor or, if the contractor agrees in writing, by the Local Health Board.

(2)

In the case of a dispute referred to the Assembly under sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

the procedure to be followed is the NHS dispute resolution procedure; and

(b)

the parties agree to be bound by any determination made by the adjudicator.