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

Duty to participate in quality arrangements

86.—(1) Subject to paragraph 87, the provider must meaningfully participate in quality arrangements.

(2) The provider must nominate a person who will be a Practice Quality Lead for the purpose of—

(a) their cluster membership; and

(b) attending meetings of the provider’s cluster.

(3) The person nominated under sub‑paragraph (2) must be a general medical practitioner who performs services under the agreement.

(4) In this paragraph and paragraph 87—

“cluster” means a group of practices where each practice is represented by a Practice Quality Lead;

“Cluster Quality Lead” means a person who is a member of a cluster that is appointed by a Health Board to represent that cluster to the Health Board;

“meaningfully participate” means, as a minimum—

(a)

ensuring that all members of the provider’s practice supply the Practice Quality Lead with any requested information;

(b)

considering practice quality data with the support and direction of the Practice Quality Lead; and

(c)

having regard to any quality improvement measures proposed by the provider’s cluster; and

“Practice Quality Lead” means a medical practitioner nominated by a provider to represent the provider’s practice to the cluster; and

“quality arrangements” means the proceedings and arrangements specified in directions by the Scottish Ministers made under section 2(5) of the Act.