The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Provision of drugs, medicines and appliances for immediate treatment or personal administration E+W

59.—(1) Subject to [F1sub-paragraphs] (2) and (3), a contractor—

(a)must provide to a patient a drug, medicine or appliance, which is not a Scheduled drug, where such provision is needed for the immediate treatment of the patient before provision can otherwise be obtained, and

(b)may provide to a patient a drug, medicine or appliance, which is not a Scheduled drug, which the contractor personally administers or applies to the patient.

(2) A contractor must only provide a restricted availability appliance under [F2sub-paragraph] (1)(a) or (b) if it is for a person or a purpose specified in the Drug Tariff.

(3) Nothing in [F2sub-paragraph] (1) or (2) authorises a person to supply a prescription only medicine to a patient otherwise than in accordance with Part 12 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (which relates to dealings with medicinal products).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 59 in force at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)