National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

54(1)Section 87B is amended as follows.S

(2)In subsection (3)(b), for “individuals on the lists of patients of any of the members of the practice” substitute “ practice patients ”.

(3)In subsection (5)(b)—

(a)after “general medical services” insert “ or personal medical services provided in accordance with section 17C arrangements ”; and

(b)for “individuals on the lists of patients of the members of the practice” substitute “ practice patients ”.

(4)After subsection (6) insert—

(7)In this section “practice patient”, in relation to a recognised fund-holding practice, means an individual who is on the list of patients of any of the members of the practice (or, if any of those members together have a single list of patients in connection with section 17C arrangements, an individual who is on that single list).