The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Annual return and review

77.—(1) The contractor must submit an annual return relating to the contract to the Health Board which requires the same categories of information from all persons who hold contracts with that Board.

(2) One such return may be requested by the Health Board at any time during each financial year in relation to such period (not including any period covered by a previous annual return) as may be specified in the request.

(3) The contractor must submit the completed return to the Health Board—

(a) by such date as has been agreed as reasonable between the contractor and the Health Board; or

(b) in the absence of such agreement, within 28 days of the request being made.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), the contractor must include in the annual return a statement confirming—

(a) that the contractor satisfies the requirements of regulations 10 and 11;

(b) that neither the contractor nor any member or shareholder of the contractor falls within sub-paragraph 103(2);

(c) the details specified in sub-paragraph (5);

(d) that any sub-contractor satisfies the requirements of paragraph 62(3)(e); and,

(e) any further details as the Health Board considers appropriate.

(5) The contractor must provide details of each partner, member, shareholder, or medical practitioner (if the contractor is that medical practitioner), who falls within regulation 11(2)(a) or (b) (“a relevant individual”) confirming for each relevant individual whether—

(a) they satisfy—

(i) the requirement to have sufficient involvement in patient care under regulation 11(1), and if so whether they fall within regulation 11(2)(a), (3) or (4); or

(ii) the requirements in regulation 11(8);

(b) they comply with regulation 10;

(c) they fall within paragraph 103(2); and

(d) they are a medical practitioner.

(6) Following receipt of the return referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the Health Board must arrange with the contractor an annual review of its performance in relation to the contract.

(7) Either the contractor or the Health Board may, if it wishes to do so, invite the area medical committee for the area of the Health Board to participate in the annual review.

(8) The Health Board must prepare a draft record of the review referred to in sub-paragraph (2) for comment by the contractor and, having regard to such comments, must produce a final written record of the review.

(9) A copy of the final record referred to in sub-paragraph (8) must be sent to the contractor.

(10) In this paragraph, “financial year” means the twelve months ending with 31st March.