The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Annual return and review

44.—(1) The provider must submit an annual return relating to the agreement to the Health 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 provider must submit the completed return to the Health Board—

(a) by such date as has been agreed as reasonable between the provider 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)—

(a) in the case of agreements entered into on or after 22nd December 2010, the provider must include in the annual return a statement confirming that the provider meets the conditions of section 17CA(3) and (4) of the Act(1); and

(b) in all cases the provider must include in the annual return a statement confirming that any sub-contractor satisfies the requirements of paragraph 33(3)(e), and such details as the Health Board considers appropriate.

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

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

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

(8) A copy of the final record referred to in sub-paragraph (7) must be sent to the provider.

(9) In this paragraph, “financial year” means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March.

(1)

Section 17CA(3) and (4) were inserted by section 38 of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 3).