SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004I14

1

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 200454 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “Drug Tariff”, for “regulation 18” substitute “regulation 41”; and

b

in the definition of “Pharmaceutical Regulations”, for “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992” substitute “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013”.

3

In Schedule 6 (other contractual terms)—

a

in paragraph 47 (provision of dispensing services)—

i

in sub-paragraphs (4)(b) and (9)(a), in each case for “regulation 12(15) or 13(13)(b) of” substitute “paragraph 6 of Schedule 2, paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 3 to”, and

ii

in sub-paragraph (9)(b)(ii), for “regulation 9(10) of” substitute “Part 2 of Schedule 3 to” and for “(determination of whether an area is a controlled locality)” substitute “(appeals against decisions determining controlled localities)”;

b

in paragraph 48 (consent to dispense)—

i

in sub-paragraph (2)—

aa

for “regulations 12 and 13 of” substitute “regulation 24 of and Part 3 of Schedule 2 to”, and

bb

for “regulation 21” substitute “regulation 24”,

ii

in sub-paragraph (4), for “regulation 12(16)” substitute “regulation 24(9)”,

iii

for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

5

Regulation 24 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph (1) for “to provide pharmaceutical services to patients under regulation 20(1)(b) or (c) (arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services by doctors)” there were substituted a reference to the provision of dispensing services to patients under paragraph 47.

iv

for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—

6

Part 3 of Schedule 2 will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph 8(1)(a) (ii) for “dispensing doctor list made under Part 5 of these Regulations” there were substituted a reference to an application under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph.

c

For paragraph 49(8)55 (terms relating to the provision of dispensing services) substitute—

8

A contractor providing dispensing services must comply with paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Pharmaceutical Regulations, as if modified as follows—

a

for “paragraph 4”, substitute “paragraph 49(4) of Schedule 6 to the GMS Regulations”;

b

for “dispensing doctor” in sub-paragraph (a) and (b), substitute “the contractor providing dispensing services.”.