Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Act” (“Deddf 2006”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
“ancillary health services” (“gwasanaethau iechyd ategol”) means services, other than primary medical services, provided as part of the health service by a person who, at the time of providing the services, was—
- a
a Part 4 contractor whose principal activity consisted of the provision of primary medical services,
- b
a primary medical services sub-contractor whose principal activity consisted of the provision of primary medical services, or
- c
a person providing the services under a contractual arrangement with a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
- a
“eligible person” (“person cymwys”) means a person specified in regulation 5;
“the health service” (“y gwasanaeth iechyd”) means the health service continued under section 1(1) of the 2006 Act;
“Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established in accordance with section 11(2) of the 2006 Act;
“medical defence organisation” (“sefydliad amddiffyn meddygol”) means an organisation—
- a
that does not carry on activities for the purposes of making profits for distribution to its members or others, and
- b
whose objects include the provision of professional indemnity cover, on a discretionary basis, for the persons providing services as part of the health service;
- a
“Part 4 contractor” (“contractwr Rhan 4”) means a person providing, or making arrangements for the provision of, primary medical services in accordance with a contractual arrangement (including a contractual arrangement or agreement that is part of a set of arrangements for the provision of services, in addition to the primary medical services) made with that person under one of the following provisions of the 2006 Act—
- a
section 41(2)(b) (primary medical services),
- b
section 42(1) (general medical services contracts: introductory), or
- c
section 50 (arrangements by a Local Health Board for the provision of primary medical services);
- a
“primary medical services” (“gwasanaethau meddygol sylfaenol”) means the primary medical services that the Local Health Board is under a duty to secure in accordance with section 41 of the 2006 Act;
“primary medical services sub-contractor” (“is-gontractwr gwasanaethau meddygol sylfaenol”) means a person providing primary medical services under a contractual arrangement made with a Part 4 contractor;
“relevant function” (“swyddogaeth berthnasol”) means—
- a
providing or making arrangements for the provision of—
- i
primary medical services, or
- ii
ancillary health services, or
- i
- b
carrying out an activity in connection with any of the activities mentioned in paragraph (a);
- a
“relevant liability” (“atebolrwydd perthnasol”) means an existing liability to which the Scheme applies;
“the Scheme” (“y Cynllun”) means the scheme established by regulation 3(1).