Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004

Assistance and support

6Assistance and support

After section 17P (as inserted by section 5 above) insert—

17QAssistance and support

(1)A Health Board may provide assistance and support to—

(a)any person providing, or proposing to provide, primary medical services under a general medical services contract;

(b)any person providing, or proposing to provide, such services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.

(2)Assistance and support provided by a Health Board under subsection (1) is to be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board think fit.

(3)In this section, “assistance” includes financial assistance.