Part 3 U.K.Miscellaneous

Pharmaceutical services in EnglandE+W

29LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health AuthoritiesE+W

(1)The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 15 (Strategic Health Authorities' directions), in subsection (2), after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ or LPS schemes ”.

(3)In section 16 (section 92 arrangements and section 107 arrangements)—

(a)in subsection (1), after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ and LPS schemes ”;

(b)in the heading, after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ and LPS schemes ”.

F1(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5)Schedule 12 (LPS schemes) is amended as follows.

(6)Paragraph 1 is amended as follows.

F2(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8)In sub-paragraph (2)—

F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)in paragraph (b), for “Primary Care Trust),” substitute “ commissioning body). ”;

F4(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(9)After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)A Strategic Health Authority may establish an LPS scheme only where the only other parties are Primary Care Trusts.

(2B)A Primary Care Trust may provide local pharmaceutical services under an LPS scheme (where it is not the commissioning body), but only in prescribed circumstances.”

F5(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(11)In sub-paragraph (6), for “and an NHS foundation trust” substitute “ , an NHS foundation trust and a Primary Care Trust ”.

F6(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(13)Paragraph 3 is amended as follows.

(14)In sub-paragraph (2), for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “ the commissioning body ”.

F7(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 29 in force at 1.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/1902, art. 2(d)