The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 No. 953 (W. 155)

SCHEDULE 5E+WConsequential amendments

2.—(1) The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.E+W

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)in paragraph (1) in the definition of—

(i)“appropriate non-proprietary name” for—

(aa)“42(2)” substitute [F1“56(2)”], and

(bb)“6” substitute “3”;

(ii)“GMS Regulations” for “2004” substitute “2023”;

(iii)“patient list” for—

(aa)“14” substitute “22”, and

(bb)“6” substitute “3”;

(iv)“repeatable prescriber” in each place it occurs for—

F2(aa). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(bb)“6” substitute “3”;

(b)in paragraph (3)(b) for—

F3(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)“6” substitute “3”.

(3) In Schedule 7—

(a)in paragraph 5 (dispensing of drugs and appliances ordered by the dispensing doctor)—

(i)in [F4sub-paragraph] (a) for “paragraph 39 of Schedule 6” substitute “paragraphs 49 and 50 of Schedule 3”, and

F5(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)in paragraph 9(1) (fees and charges) for “regulation 24 of, and Schedule 5 to,” substitute “regulations 21 and 22 of”;

F6(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)

(1)